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A shipping container for shipping both a set of vessels to be maintained in a frozen state and a set of vessels to be maintained in an unfrozen state during shipment, using a single supply of pre-frozen refrigerant material. The container includes an insulated chest and three trays removably positio

A shipping container for shipping both a set of vessels to be maintained in a frozen state and a set of vessels to be maintained in an unfrozen state during shipment, using a single supply of pre-frozen refrigerant material. The container includes an insulated chest and three trays removably positioned within the chest. The chest has a refrigerant well with one tray positioned immediately adjacent to the well and containing the vessels to be maintained frozen. The two trays positioned away from the well contain the vessels to be maintained in an unfrozed, but yet refrigerated state. The shipping container further includes a storage member to hold items to be shipped with the vessels but not requiring freezing or refrigeration. The chest is sized to receive three kit containers which each contain three trays and a storage member, and the chest is closed with a removable insulated lid.

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A shipping container for safely shipping vials, bottles and other vessels of material with at least a first vessel to be maintained in a frozen state and at least a second vessel to be maintained in an unfrozen state during shipment using a pre-frozen refrigerant material, comprising: an insulated c

A shipping container for safely shipping vials, bottles and other vessels of material with at least a first vessel to be maintained in a frozen state and at least a second vessel to be maintained in an unfrozen state during shipment using a pre-frozen refrigerant material, comprising: an insulated chest with four sidewalls and a bottom end wall of insulating material defining a closable interior space with an open top, said chest interior space having a central compartment and a refrigerant well immediately below said central compartment, said refrigerant well being sized to receive a predetermined amount of the pre-frozen refrigerant material therein sufficient to maintain the first vessel in a frozen state for a selected shipment duration, said chest having a tray support within said chest interior space positioned at about an interface between said refrigerant well and said central compartment; a first tray removably positioned within said chest central compartment and having lower and upper faces and a wall of insulating material therebetween, said first tray being supported by said tray support to position said lower first tray face at said interface, immediately above said refrigerant well and the pre-frozen refrigerant material received therein, said tray support maintaining said first tray at a fixed position against downward travel toward said refrigerant well during shipment even should the pre-frozen refrigerant material melt, sublime or otherwise change state as heat is absorbed, and thereby change in shape or size, said first tray upper face supporting the first vessel at a fixed distance above said refrigerant well, said first tray wall having a thickness of insulating material sized to permit sufficient heat transfer therethrough to maintain the first vessel in a frozen state during said selected shipment duration, but to sufficiently limit heat transfer during said selected shipment duration to approximately only that needed to maintain the first vessel in the frozen state during said selected shipment duration so as to prolong the refrigerant action of the prefrozen refrigerant material and minimize the refrigerant material needed; a second tray removably positioned within said chest central compartment and having lower and upper faces and a wall of insulating material therebetween, said second tray operatively engaging and being supported by said first tray above said first tray in fixed position against downward travel within said chest central compartment during shipment and said second tray operatively engaging and holding said first tray in fixed position against upward travel within said chest central compartment during shipment, said second tray lower face being held in juxtaposition with said first tray upper face, said second tray upper face supporting the second vessel at a fixed distance above said refrigerant well, said second tray wall having a thickness of insulating material sized to sufficiently limit heat transfer therethrough to maintain the second vessel in an unfrozen state during said selected shipment duration, but to permit sufficient heat transfer to maintain said second vessel in a refrigerated state within a desired limited range of temperatures during said selected shipment duration; and an insulated lid removably positionable to close said chest open top and thereby close said chest interior space, said lid operatively engaging and holding said second tray in fixed position against upward travel within said chest central compartment during shipment, whereby packed within the same shipping container, the first vessel is maintained in a frozen state and the second vessel is maintained in an unfrozen state during shipment using a single supply of a pre-frozen refrigerant material in a predetermined amount, and the first and second vessels are held in stationary position within said chest as the refrigerant material changes shape or size within said refrigerant well.