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A temperature control system for a cargo container, including a foldable sleeve having first and second major planes and at least one temperature control pack, the sleeve being attached prior to first use to a major plane of an inside wall of the container operable to retain a temperature control pa

A temperature control system for a cargo container, including a foldable sleeve having first and second major planes and at least one temperature control pack, the sleeve being attached prior to first use to a major plane of an inside wall of the container operable to retain a temperature control pack within, to maintain a temperature of an atmosphere within the container when closed by virtue of heat transfer with the atmosphere of the container; and to prevent contact with any product.

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1. An aviation cargo container temperature control system for use in a flat-pack aviation cargo container having a base and at least one side wall and a cover, the aviation cargo container temperature control system comprising: at least one sleeve foldable between an unfolded and a compressed state

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An aviation cargo container temperature control system for use in a flat-pack aviation cargo container having a base and at least one side wall and a cover, the aviation cargo container temperature control system comprising: at least one sleeve foldable between an unfolded and a compressed state and having first and second major planes and at least one temperature control pack, the sleeve being attachable prior to use along one of its major planes to a major plane of an inside wall of the flat-pack aviation cargo container,each sleeve being operable in a compressed state to permit the flat-pack aviation cargo container, the sleeve being detachable between uses, the sleeve container to be collapsed and in an unfolded state to retain a temperature control pack within, to maintain a temperature of an atmosphere within the flat-pack aviation cargo container, when closed, by virtue of heat transfer between the temperature control pack and the atmosphere of the flat-pack aviation cargo container; and to prevent contact of the temperature control pack with any product being transported in the flat-pack aviation cargo container. 2. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve further includes a spacer configured to determine a minimum distance between any product being transported in the flat-pack aviation cargo container within the flat-pack aviation cargo container and a temperature control pack within the sleeve. 3. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve further includes a spacer configured to determine a minimum distance between any product being transported in the flat-pack aviation cargo within the flat-pack aviation cargo container and a temperature control pack within the sleeve, wherein the spacer comprises one of cardboard, an air space defined by cardboard or plastics, and a plastics insulation layer. 4. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve comprises sheet material configured to define an aperture for the placement of a standard shape coolant package. 5. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve has apertures in its walls whereby to enable the contents of the sleeve to be viewed. 6. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve has, in use, an upper section and a lower section, the internal width of the upper section being dimensioned to allow the passage of a temperature control pack into the aperture of the sleeve, the internal width of the sleeve at the lower section being less than a width of a temperature control pack. 7. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one temperature control pack is manufactured from a plastics material and is filled with a thermally insulating gel material. 8. The flat-pack aviation cargo container temperature control system according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control pack is manufactured from cardboard and is filled with a gel material within a plastics bag. 9. A sleeve for use in an aviation cargo container in accordance with claim 1. 10. A flat pack aviation cargo container with a temperature control system, the flat pack aviation cargo container having a base and at least one side wall and a cover, operable to carry a product placed upon the base, said temperature control system comprising at least one sleeve foldable between an unfolded and a compressed state, the sleeve having first and second major planes, and the temperature control system comprising at least one temperature control pack, one of the major planes of the sleeve being fixedly attached to a wall portion of the flat pack aviation cargo container, wherein the sleeve is detachable between uses of the flat pack aviation cargo container, wherein the sleeve is further operable in a compressed state to permit the flat pack aviation cargo container to be collapsed and in an unfolded state to retain the temperature control pack, to maintain a temperature of an atmosphere within the container when closed by virtue of heat transfer with the atmosphere of the container; and, to prevent contact of the temperature control pack with any product being transported in the flat-pack aviation cargo. 11. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the sleeve further includes a spacer configured to provide a minimum distance between product within the container and the temperature control pack within the sleeve. 12. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the sleeve further includes a spacer configured to provide a minimum distance between any product being transported in the flat-pack aviation cargo container and the temperature control pack within the sleeve, wherein the spacer comprises one of cardboard, an air space defined by cardboard or plastics, and a plastics insulation layer. 13. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the sleeve comprises sheet material configured to define an aperture for the placement of a standard shape temperature control pack. 14. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the sleeve has viewing apertures in its walls whereby to enable the contents of the sleeve to be viewed. 15. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the sleeve has, in use, an upper section and a lower section, the internal width of the upper section being dimensioned to allow the passage of the temperature control pack into the aperture of the sleeve, the internal width of the sleeve at the lower section being less than the width of a temperature control pack. 16. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein each temperature control pack is manufactured from a plastics material and is filled with a gel material having a high thermal capacity. 17. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein each temperature control pack is manufactured from cardboard and is filled with a gel material within a plastics bag. 18. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the first and second major planes are fabricated from one or more types of panel including extruded polystyrene, polyurethane foam, expanded polystyrene, cardboard, laminated polyurethane foam and laminated, expanded polystyrene. 19. The flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10, wherein the panel is laminated and the outer laminate is selected from one or more materials of the group comprising: card, plywood, polypropylene, aluminum and steel. 20. A sleeve for use in a flat pack aviation cargo container according to claim 10.