Retail banana storage unit
US7913513B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D17/042
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit includes a cabinet having side walls, a rear wall, front wall portions, and a cover portion. The front wall portions together define an access opening for insertion of a stack of the boxes. Each of the side walls include an outer wall and an inner wall separated from the outer wall by a space, and a plurality of vertically oriented partitions disposed between the inner and outer walls. Each of the inner walls include a plurality of apertures, with each of the apertures being associated with a unique one of the air flow channels to allow the air in that channel to impact boxes of fruit located adjacent that aperture. Damper means close off one or more apertures as boxes are removed to enhance airflow through the remaining apertures.
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