Spacer device for use in cooling containers supported thereon to the temperature of the surrounding environment
US5295445A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2519/00572
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a pallet useful as a spacer with containers for heat transfer. The invention includes a plurality of longitudinal and lateral elongated U-shaped channel members having a bottom, sidewalls and flanges at the ends of sidewalls. Each of the members of one of the groups generally opposed to the members of the other group and at right angles to the other group with the bottom of each member of each group facing outward. Strengthening plates are disposed at the intersections of the members which are efficient in transferring thermal energy.
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