Climate control cargo container for storing,transporting and preserving cargo

Abstract

The present invention provides a cargo container that is light weight, strong, which forms an ultra violet light, weather/dust particle barrier and which controls the climate inside the cargo container to protect the integrity of the cargo.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority and benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 508,425, filed Jul. 15, 2011, entitled “CLIMATE CONTROL CARGO CONTAINER FOR STORING, TRANSPORTING AND PRESERVING CARGO”; U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 551,323, filed Oct. 25, 2011, entitled “CARGO CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING CARGO”; U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 551,340, filed Oct. 25, 2011, entitled “A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES”; and U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 590,323, filed Jan. 24, 2012, entitled “SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SECURITY CHECK OF SHIPMENT OF CARGO”; the contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.[0002]The present application includes claims that may be related to the claims of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / ___,___, entitled “CARGO CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING CARGO”; co-...

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Benefits of technology

[0049]The present invention also discloses a system designed to facilitate the security checking process, including a light weight load bearing structure for loading perishable or non-perishable cargo, the load bearing structure having a top deck, a bottom deck and a width joining the top and the bottom, the bottom deck having a plurality of legs extending therefrom and the cargo is loaded onto the top deck of the load bearing structure; and a bag-like enclosure for covering the cargo and at least a portion of the width of the load bearing structure, with the bag-like enclosure having an opening with an elastic property about its circumference for stretching about the width of the load bearing structure. The load bearing structure and bag-like enclosure in this configuration are both transparent to magnetic imaging scanners used in security scanning to facilitate the security check of perishable cargo or non-perishable cargo, large or small, without the need for unloading and reloading of the cargo from the load bearing structure.

[0050]The package may be tagged with identification tags, similar to those used in transporting passenger check-in bags, or it may also be tagged with an RFID tags. In an embodiment of the invention, RFID tags may be inserted into the core during formation of the core, or prior to coating the core with the thermoplastic layer. In another embodiment of the invention, RFID tags may be inserted both into the core and placed on the bag-like enclosure to insure the integrity of the cargo. This may further improve the security of the cargo. In a further embodiment, the RFID tags may be inserted into the core, placed on the bag-like enclosure and / or the shrink wrap, if present, to insure the integrity of the cargo. Other embodiments of the cargo container and methods for its use, within the spirit and scope of the invention, may be understood by a review of the specification, the claims, and the figures.

Problems solved by technology

Thus the wooden dunnage platform has become unattractive for the international shipment of products.

Further, the wooden surface is not sanitary since it potentially can harbor in addition to insects, mould and bacteria.

Thus, the wooden crate is ill generally suited for the shipment of foodstuffs and other produce requiring sanitary conditions.

Plastic pallet manufacturing techniques typically involve injection molding, which significantly increases the cost of the plastic pallets.

Thus, while the plastic surface of the plastic pallet obviates some of the sanitary problems with wood pallets, because of the required repetitive use the surface can become unsanitary.

As a consequence when used for the shipment of foodstuffs and other produce requiring sanitary conditions, the high cost of the plastic pallet requires that the plastic surface be cleaned and kept clean prior to use.

These dunnage platforms still suffer a number of disadvantages including their weight, the presence of wood requiring kiln treatment and the possibility of the foam being stripped away to expose the wood surface.

In some isolated regions, airport facilities for rapid air cargo transport are often not available.

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