Container with longitudinal passageways
AssigneeCorrugated Synergies International, LLC
InventorsMichael Marian Ogryzlo, Gregory Felix Koch
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Abstract
A ventilated container includes a rectangular bottom panel and first and second end panels connected to the bottom panel which extend outwardly therefrom. There are first and second side panels connected to the bottom panel which also extend outwardly therefrom. The side panels are connected to adjacent end panels. Each of the side panels has a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough from the first end panel to the second end panel to permit air to pass from the first end panel to the second end panel. When the containers are stacked in two adjacent rows, air can pass through the passageways from the first row to the second row to cool and ventilate contents of the containers. Alternatively the passageway may be in an end panel.
Claims17
A ventilated container, comprising:
- a rectangular bottom panel;
- and
- first, second, third and fourth upright panels connected to the bottom panel and extending outwardly therefrom, the first and second upright panels being parallel to each other and the third and fourth upright panels being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second upright panels, the first and second upright panels being connected to the third and fourth upright panels at four corners of the container, the first upright panel having a first longitudinal passageway extending therethrough from the third upright panel to the fourth upright panel to permit air to pass from the third upright panel to the fourth upright panel, the third and fourth upright panels having first apertures respectively aligned with the first passageway, whereby the first passageway communicates through the third and fourth upright panels.
A blank for forming a container, comprising:
- a central, rectangular bottom panel;
- first and second panels connected to the bottom panel along first and second, parallel fold lines;
- third and fourth panels connected to the bottom panel along third and fourth parallel fold lines which are perpendicular to the first and second fold lines;
- and
- each said first and second panel having a first section adjacent to the bottom panel, a second section located outwardly therefrom and a connecting section extending between the first section and the second section, the connecting section being defined by parallel fold lines on opposite sides thereof between the connecting section, the first section and the second section respectively, whereby, when the blank is folded along said fold lines of the first and second panels, the first and second panels are each double walled with a passageway between the first section and the second section thereof, the third and fourth panels having cut out portion positioned to align with the passageways in the first and second panels when the first, second, third and fourth panels are folded along the fold lines, so the passageways in the first and second panels communicate through the third and fourth panels.
An apparatus for assisting cooling of produce, comprising:
- a plurality of containers, each of said containers having a bottom, a first upright panel, a second upright panel, a third upright panel and a fourth upright panel, the first and second panels being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the third and fourth panels, a longitudinal air passageway extending through the first panel from the third panel to the fourth panel and extending through the third and fourth panels, the containers being arranged in a first row and a second row which is adjacent to the first row, the first row being arranged with the first and second panels of adjacent containers being adjacent to each other and the second row being arranged with the third and fourth panels of adjacent containers being adjacent to each other and with corresponding first or second panels thereof being adjacent to the fourth panels of the containers of the first row, the corresponding first or second panels of the containers of the second row having openings aligned with the passageways of the containers of the first row, whereby air passing through the passageways of the containers of the first row can enter the containers of the second row through said openings.
A method of stacking produce containers, each said container having a bottom panel, a first upright panel, a second upright panel, a third upright panel and a fourth upright panel, the panels being connected to the bottom panel, the first and second panels being parallel to each of other and the third and fourth panels being parallel to each other, the first and second upright panels having longitudinal passageways extending from the third panel to the fourth panel, each of the first and second panels having at least one opening extending therethrough, the containers being stacked vertically in a first stack of horizontal rows of containers and a second stack of horizontal rows of containers, the first stack having first and second panels of the containers adjacent to each other, the second stack having third and fourth panels of the containers adjacent to each other, with the first panels of the containers of the second stack being adjacent to the fourth panels of the containers of the first stack and with the openings in the first panels of the containers of the second stack being aligned with the passageways through the first and second panels of the containers of the first stack.
A method for assisting cooling of produce, comprising:
- stacking a plurality of containers in first and second stacks, each of said containers having a bottom panel, a first upright panel, a second upright panel, a third upright panel and a fourth upright panel, the first and second panels being perpendicular to the third and fourth panels and being connected thereto at four corners of the container, a longitudinal air passageway extending through the first panel from the third panel to the fourth panel, the containers of the first stack being arranged with the first and second panels of the containers adjacent to each other and the second stack being arranged with the third and fourth panels of the containers adjacent to each other and with corresponding first or second panels thereof being adjacent to the third panels of the containers of the first stack, the corresponding panels of the containers in the second stack having openings aligned with the passageways of the containers of the first stack, whereby air passing through the passageways of the containers of the first stack can enter the containers of the second stack through said openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.