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A thermally insulated shipping container comprises an inner structure including an inner base, a front inner wall, a rear inner wall opposed to the front inner wall, a pair of opposed side inner walls each extending between the front and rear inner walls and an inner lid; an outer structure includin

A thermally insulated shipping container comprises an inner structure including an inner base, a front inner wall, a rear inner wall opposed to the front inner wall, a pair of opposed side inner walls each extending between the front and rear inner walls and an inner lid; an outer structure including an outer base, a front outer wall, a rear outer wall opposed to the front inner wall, two side outer walls each extending between the front and rear outer walls and an outer lid; and a cavity extending at least between the inner and outer walls, the cavity being arranged to receive a plurality of cool packs; wherein the container, when empty, is arranged to be transported disassembled in a flat packed state prior to being assembled for use.

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1. A thermally insulated shipping container comprising: an inner structure including an inner base, a front inner wall, a rear inner wall opposed to the front inner wall, a pair of opposed side inner walls each extending between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall and an inner lid;an outer

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A thermally insulated shipping container comprising: an inner structure including an inner base, a front inner wall, a rear inner wall opposed to the front inner wall, a pair of opposed side inner walls each extending between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall and an inner lid;an outer structure including an outer base, a front outer wall, a rear outer wall opposed to the front outer wall, two side outer walls each extending between the front outer wall and the rear outer wall and an outer lid; anda cavity between the inner structure and the outer structure arranged to receive a plurality of cool packs;wherein the container, when empty, is arranged to be transported disassembled in a flat packed state prior to being assembled for use, wherein respective first portions of both of the two side outer walls are joined substantially at right angles to respective ends of the front outer wall or the rear outer wall to form a U-shaped outer wall component, andwherein the inner lid, the rear inner wall, the front inner wall and the side inner walls are arranged so that they are configured to be stacked flat upon the inner base, wherein the lengths of the two first portions of the side outer walls are sufficient that when the inner base is on the outer base and remaining components of the inner structure are stacked flat upon the inner base, the U-shaped outer wall component is configured to be placed inverted on the outer base such that it forms a bridge over the components of the inner structure. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the remaining front outer wall or rear outer wall with respective second portions of the side outer wall folded flat against it, is configured to be placed on and supported by the U-shaped outer wall component. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein materials and dimensions of the container are selected such that in a flat packed state the U-shaped outer wall component is designed to be of sufficient strength to permit at least two identical flat packed containers to be supported by it when it is inverted on the outer base. 4. The container of claim 2, wherein the components of the container are attached and arranged such that the container is configured to be transported in a flat packed state without the need to package the container in a sleeve. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein a height of the outer walls is between 80 to 100 percent of a length of one side of the container, such that the U-shaped outer wall section is configured to be positioned over 80 to 100 percent of the outer base. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein the inner base and the outer base are formed from a common component. 7. The container of claim 1, wherein the outer base is mounted on a pallet. 8. The container of claim 1, wherein the inner structure is arranged such that the inner walls are configured to be positioned around an edge of the inner base and the inner lid placed on top of the inner walls to define a payload space within the inner structure, the components of the inner structure being arranged to engage with each other such that the inner structure is self-supporting. 9. The container of claim 8, wherein at least two of the front inner wall, the rear inner wall and the two inner side walls are hinged to the inner base so that they are configured to be folded from a flat state, where they lie substantially flat over the inner base to a vertical position. 10. The container of claim 9, wherein at least three of the front inner wall, the rear inner wall and the two inner side walls are hinged to the inner base so that they are configured to be folded from a flat state where they lie substantially flat over the inner base to a vertical position. 11. The container of claim 1, wherein a portion of each of the two side inner walls is hinged at one end to a respective end of the front inner wall or the rear inner wall. 12. The container of claim 1, wherein a plurality of retainers are secured to the outer surfaces of the inner walls, wherein the retainers are arranged to retain a plurality of cool packs in place prior to and after the outer walls are positioned in place. 13. The container of claim 12, wherein the plurality of retainers are extruded channels. 14. The container of claim 12, wherein the plurality of retainers are formed from two co-extruded materials, with edges of the plurality of retainers formed of a softer material than central regions of the plurality of retainers. 15. The container of claim 1, wherein the inner structure and the outer structure are made of rigid thermally insulating materials and material of the inner structure has a greater density than material of the outer structure. 16. The container of claim 1, wherein the container is configured to be assembled and taken apart and put back into a flat pack state ready to be reused without a requirement to replace any components of the container. 17. The container of claim 1, wherein the respective first portions of the side outer walls are fixed substantially at right angles to respective ends of the front outer wall or the rear outer wall. 18. The container of claim 17, wherein each of the side outer walls further comprise a respective second portion arranged to abut against the respective first portion, the second portions being hinged to respective ends of the remaining front outer wall or rear outer wall. 19. The container of claim 1, wherein the respective first portions of the side outer walls are hinged to respective ends of the front outer wall or the rear outer wall. 20. The container of claim 19, wherein each of the side outer walls further comprise a respective second portion arranged to abut against the respective first portion, the second portions being fixed substantially at right angles to respective ends of the remaining front outer wall or rear outer wall.