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US 7,895,853 B2Granted
Pallet platform with cool air tower
AssigneeIsolate, Inc.
InventorsBernard W. Tillman, Jr., Henry A. Davis
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Abstract
A cooling system for perishable items.
Claims19
A system for cooling perishable items, comprising:
- a housing adapted to rest on a surface that includes one or more platform surfaces for supporting perishable items and defines one or more air circulation paths for cooling the perishable items supported on the platform surfaces of the housing;
- a refrigeration system coupled to the housing for cooling the air circulation paths;
- and
- one or more umbilicals releasably coupled to the refrigeration system;
- wherein one or more of the umbilicals extend upwardly from the housing.
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A system for cooling perishable items, comprising:
- a housing adapted to rest on a surface that includes one or more platform surfaces for supporting perishable items and defines one or more air circulation paths for cooling the perishable items supported on the platform surfaces of the housing;
- and
- a refrigeration system coupled to the housing for cooling the air circulation paths;
- wherein the coil comprises an inlet and an outlet;
- and the system further comprising:
- an inlet umbilical releasably coupled to the inlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- and
- an outlet umbilical releasably coupled to the outlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- wherein the inlet and outlet umbilicals extend upwardly from the housing.
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A system for cooling perishable items, comprising:
- a housing adapted to rest on a surface that includes one or more platform surfaces for supporting perishable items and defines one or more air circulation paths for cooling the perishable items supported on the platform surfaces of the housing;
- and
- a refrigeration system coupled to the housing for cooling the air circulation paths;
- wherein the coil comprises an inlet and an outlet;
- and the system further comprising:
- an inlet umbilical releasably coupled to the inlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- and
- an outlet umbilical releasably coupled to the outlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- wherein the inlet and outlet umbilicals extend upwardly from the housing;
- further comprising:
- an inlet supply line positioned above the housing operably coupled to the refrigeration system that provides a supply of cooling fluid to the inlet umbilical;
- an outlet return line positioned above the housing operably coupled to the refrigeration system that receives cooling fluid from the outlet umbilical;
- one or more other inlet umbilicals operably coupled to the inlet supply line;
- and
- one or more other outlet umbilicals operably coupled to the outlet return line.
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A system for cooling perishable items, comprising:
- a housing adapted to rest on a surface that includes one or more platform surfaces for supporting perishable items and defines one or more air circulation paths for cooling the perishable items supported on the platform surfaces of the housing;
- and
- a refrigeration system coupled to the housing for cooling the air circulation paths;
- wherein the coil comprises an inlet and an outlet;
- and the system further comprising:
- an inlet umbilical releasably coupled to the inlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- and
- an outlet umbilical releasably coupled to the outlet of the coil and coupled to the refrigeration system;
- wherein the inlet and outlet umbilicals extend upwardly from the housing;
- further comprising:
- an inlet supply line positioned above the housing operably coupled to the refrigeration system that provides a supply of cooling fluid to the inlet umbilical;
- an outlet return line positioned above the housing operably coupled to the refrigeration system that receives cooling fluid from the outlet umbilical;
- one or more other inlet umbilicals operably coupled to the inlet supply line;
- and
- one or more other outlet umbilicals operably coupled to the outlet return line;
- wherein one or more pairs of the other inlet and outlet umbilicals are not operably coupled to corresponding inlets, and outlets of a coil.
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A method of operating a commercial business within a building, comprising:
- displaying perishable items on a portable cooling platform within the building at a first location;
- flowing a chilled fluidic material through a coil positioned within the platform;
- cooling an air stream by blowing air over the coil using a fan positioned within the platform;
- cooling the perishable items on the portable cooling platform using the cooled air stream;
- and
- providing the chilled fluidic material to the coil from a refrigeration system provided outside of the platform using an umbilical releasably coupled to the coil;
- wherein the umbilical extends upwardly from the platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.