Method and system for packaging live clams in a container
OwnerMark MAYNARD, SR.inventor
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Abstract
A method is provided for packaging live clams in a container. The method includes harvesting the live clams from sea water having a first temperature. The method further includes placing the live clams in a tank of sea water having a second temperature that is less than the first temperature. The method further includes drying, with a blowing device, an outside surface of the live clams after removing the live clams from the tank. The method further includes placing a number of the live clams in the container after the drying step. The method further includes applying a vacuum seal along a top of the container and over the live clams in the container.
Claims20
A method for packaging live clams in a container, comprising:
- placing live clams harvested from sea water having a first temperature in a tank of sea water having a second temperature that is less than the first temperature;
- drying, with a blowing device, an outside surface of the live clams after removing the live clams from the tank;
- placing a number of the live clams in the container after the drying step;
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- applying a vacuum seal along a top of the container and over the live clams in the container.
A system for packaging live clams in a container, comprising:
- a tank of sea water at a second temperature, wherein the tank is configured so that live clams are harvested from sea water having a first temperature greater than the second temperature and placed in the tank;
- a blowing device configured to dry an outside surface of the live clams after being removed from the tank;
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- a vacuum skin machine configured to apply a vacuum seal along a top of a container in which a number of the live clams are placed and configured to apply the vacuum seal over the live clams in the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.