Method and apparatus for packing and bi-directional cooling of produce

A technology of agricultural products and packaging systems, applied in the direction of packaged food, packaged item types, packaging, etc., can solve the problems of reducing packaging efficiency and achieve the effect of reducing costs and improving transportation efficiency

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-23
SAMBRAILO PACKAGING
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This creates a problem: Small and medium-sized grocery stores do not order large quantities of berries in multiple shelves, but instead choose to load a shelf with varying amounts of berries for different reasons
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[0056] Refer now figure 1 , The figure shows an agricultural product basket 1 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The agricultural product basket 1 is an integral structure provided with a basket body 10 and a basket cover 11. On the agricultural product basket 1, the part that connects the basket body 10 and the basket cover 11 together is manufactured as a hinge 12. The basket 10 also defines a transverse cavity, which in turn defines a channel 13. Although the first preferred embodiment is a plastic structure that is evacuated, the principles of the present invention can also be applied to other materials and manufacturing processes. In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the basket is made of PET Copolyester 9921 with the registered trademark of Kodapak(R), which is available from Eastman Kodak Company. Other alternative materials include: various polymerized monomer plastics, including: styrene, polyethylene including HD...

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Method for improved packing and cooling of produce. According to the present invention, baskets for the packing of fruit are provided with ventilation channels disposed upon a lower surface of the basket. Vent apertures communicate between the ventilation channels and the produce stored in the baskets. Upper vents are formed on four sides of an upper portion of the baskets. After packing the baskets with produce, they are loaded into trays. The trays may be provided with tray vents that align with the ventilation channels. Alternatively, the trays may be formed without tray vents to improve some cooling regimes. In this manner, entire pallets of produce-filled baskets, oriented in either the 'X' or 'Y' directions can be efficiently chilled by introducing a flow of cooling air into the baskets and thence through the produce packed inside, regardless of the orientation of the trays. The trays and baskets are sized so as to occupy all of the surface area of a standard shipping pallet, and to minimize the movement of the baskets within the trays, and of the trays with respect to one another.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to an improved method for improving the packaging, cooling, storage and transportation of agricultural products. Specifically, the present invention directs a stream of cooled air into an improved container system including fruit containers that are evacuated and mounted in an improved rack structure and is operatively combined with the bracket. More specifically, the present invention enables cooling airflow to flow in more than one direction relative to the container system. Background technique [0002] Many produce is harvested in the field and packaged in multiple containers that are ultimately purchased by consumers. The aforementioned agricultural products may include, for example, tomatoes, berries, grapes, mushrooms, radishes, and cauliflower, but are not limited thereto. Many agricultural products require post-harvest cooling in order to be transported over long distances and to extend storage life. [000...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D1/22B65D8/18B65D21/02B65D43/16B65D77/04B65D81/18B65D81/26B65D85/34
CPCB65D81/263B65D77/0453B65D2577/043B65D81/18B65D43/162B65D1/22B65D2205/02B65D85/34B65D21/0212
Inventor A·卡迪恩特W·K·萨姆布莱罗M·萨姆布莱罗
Owner SAMBRAILO PACKAGING
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