Method for preparing ice for transportation
OwnerFreddie J. Wigleyinventor
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Abstract
A method for preparing a quantity of ice for transportation to a remote location consisting of bagging a plurality of bags of ice, then stacking the frozen bags of ice vertically on a pallet to a predetermined height. The pallet is wrapped with a material to form a first assembled unit. The unit is then placed in a freezer having a temperature at or below 20.degree. F. for a period of time sufficient to set the product. Once "set", the unit is boxed in a rigid container having sidewalls and a lid. The sidewalls are banded to form a rigid second assembly and the second assembly which is returned to the freezer for storage until it is transported to a remote location.
Claims8
A method for preparing a quantity of prepackaged ice for transportation to a remote location comprising the steps of:
- (a) stacking said quantity of prepackaged ice vertically on a pallet to a predetermined height;
- (b) wrapping said stacked frozen product with material to form a first assembled unit;
- (c) placing said first assembled unit in a freezer having a temperature at or below 20.degree. F.;
- (d) storing said product in said freezer for a period of time until said product has "set";
- (e) boxing said first assembled unit in a rigid container having sidewalls and a lid;
- (f) banding said sidewalls to form a rigid second assembled unit;
- whereby said second assembled unit may be transported or moved to a freezer for storage until being transported to a remote location.
A method for preparing a quantity of prepackaged ice for transportation to a remote location comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing a pallet at a location to be loaded;
- (b) placing a piece of insulation material on top of said pallet, sized to cover said pallet;
- (c) stacking said prepackaged ice on top of said insulation material, said stack having a dimension equal to or less than the dimensions of said pallet, and to a predetermined height;
- (d) wrapping said stacked prepackaged ice with a stretchable material from said pallet to the top of said stack to form a first assembled unit;
- (e) placing said first assembled unit in a refrigerated room having a temperature of 20.degree. F. or less for a period sufficient to set said prepackaged ice;
- (f) placing cardboard container material having a height greater than said first assembled unit and having flaps with a length at least as long as the shortest dimension of said pallet, around said first assembled unit to form a box around said pallet;
- (g) banding said cardboard box with material in a manner to secure said cardboard against said first assembled unit;
- (h) moving said flaps to cover said first assembled unit forming a second assembled unit;
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- (i) moving said second assembled unit to a refrigerated room for storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.