US 2024/0109686 A1Published application

Modular channel panel

OwnerJesse Urbaninventor

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Abstract

A divider panel having a top end with an angled v-cut portion, a bottom end with an open slot and an angle v-cut portion, and a plurality of side walls, said divider panel additionally having a plurality of raised projections spaced out such that a horizontal channel and a vertical channel is formed between the projections. Two or more divider panels may be provided which removably mate together and thus create an interlocking panel shape. The dividers are placed within an existing shipping container or crate, and thus the shipping container has different chambers therein for the insertion of internal material such as fruit, vegetables, or nuts to be segmented into each of the different compartment segments. The channel or channels allows the free flow of air or liquid therein to allow for quick washing and uniform freezing of the internal material while in the shipping container.

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Dependent claims

A container divider, comprising:

a panel having a front face, a rear face, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of sidewalls, wherein said bottom wall additionally comprises an open slot extending from said bottom wall upwardly;
a plurality of raised projections upon the panel front face and extending therefrom, said front face raised projections additionally comprise a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of side ends;
wherein said front face raised projections are positioned such that a horizontal channel is formed therebetween;
wherein said front face raised projections are positioned such that a vertical channel is formed therebetween;
wherein at least one panel opening is positioned near the top end of the panel;
wherein at least one panel opening is positioned near the bottom end of the panel;
a plurality of raised projections upon the panel rear face and extending therefrom, said rear face raised projections additionally comprise a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of side ends;
wherein said rear face raised projections are positioned such that a horizontal channel is formed therebetween;
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wherein said rear face raised projections are positioned such that a vertical channel is formed therebetween.

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A container divider comprising:

A shipping container with a front end, a back end, two side ends, and a bottom end;
a plurality of modular panels contained within said shipping container, each of the plurality of modular panels having a top end, a bottom end, a plurality of side walls, a rear wall and a front wall;
an open slot at the bottom end of each modular panel, projected partially upwardly along the front wall and the rear wall;
a plurality of raised projections extending from the front wall of each modular panel, each raised projection having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of side ends, positioned such that a vertical channel is formed surrounding said raised projections and further such that a horizontal channel is formed surrounding said raised projections;
a plurality of raised projections from the rear wall of each modular panel, each raised projection having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of side ends, positioned such that a vertical channel is formed surrounding said raised projections and further such that a horizontal channel is formed surrounding said raised projections;
wherein one of the plurality of modular panels is adaptably received within the open slot of said modular panel to the open slot of the second modular panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.