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US 5,531,352 AGranted
Agricultural container
AssigneeKradon, Inc.
InventorsLarry Kraft, Don Holman
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Abstract
An agricultural container or fruit bin made of plastic has four vertical walls, triangular corner columns and a bottom element. The exteriors of the vertical walls and bottom element have rectangular rib patterns. Openings in the vertical walls and bottom allow for atmospheric circulation. The upper edges of the sides are bowed inward slightly, and the bottom element has a slight inward dome when the bin is empty.
Claims8
A plastic fruit bin comprising:
- four vertical walls forming, in plan view, a rectangular shape;
- a bottom element joined to the four vertical walls;
- two support elements, each extending along and attached to the bottom of each of two opposite walls and partly supporting and extending below the bottom element;
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- an array of gas injection tubes disposed on the lower side of the bottom element and extending up the center of each of the four vertical walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.