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US 5,312,034 AGranted
Container for selective fruit fumigation
AssigneeAllpak Container, Inc.
InventorsGlenn T. Nakagawa, John W. Rockom
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Abstract
Three generic methods for selectively fumigating fruit. The methods include: (a) open-box selective fumigation; (b) closed-box selective fumigation; and (c) open-top selective fumigation using an existing picking lug. Also included are three embodiments of a solid-wall, wood fiber fumigation box (10, 18, 30) used to practice the first two methods, and a fumigation facility (32) having an improved fumigation chamber (40) useful in practicing all three methods.
Claims7
A fumigation container comprising:
- a bottom component having a lower surface and contiguous upwardly projecting walls, wherein:
- said bottom component being composed of wood fiber substantially free of contaminants that would bind fumigating gas;
- said lower surface and walls being of solid-wall construction, thereby being resistant to the entrapment of fumigating gas;
- and
- first and second sides of said lower surface and walls being coated with a water-impervious layer;
- and
- a top component having an upper surface and contiguous downwardly projecting walls, said top component being sized to closely fit over said bottom component.
4 more elements
A fumigation container comprising:
- a bottom component having a lower surface and contiguous upwardly projecting walls, wherein:
- said bottom component being composed of wood fiber substantially free of contaminants that would bind fumigating gas;
- said lower surface and walls being of solid-wall construction;
- and
- first and second sides of said lower surface and walls being coated with a water-imperious layer;
- and
- means for closing said bottom component.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.