Fish storage tray and dividers and method of storing frozen fish
US4728521A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D25/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fish storage tray is provided with several modular plastic dividers which conform to the shape of the fish and hold fish in a belly-up position in the tray for individual freezing and storing. The individual dividers are elongated plastic strips having connectors either integral or separable at opposite ends to enable the dividers to be expanded to conform to the size of a fish placed between dividers. The method of storing fish includes the step of separating a tray into a plurality of compartments using flexible conforming plastic strips interconnected to one another at alternating opposite ends to form an accordion-type divider pattern within the tray. Fish are then placed between the plastic dividers in an alternating head-to-tail arrangement and with the bellies up. The fish are then frozen and, if desired, glazed and placed in storage.
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