Gas portal for a structure and method for installing the same
AssigneeAsiaworld Shipping Services Pty Ltd
InventorSerguei Ivanine
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Abstract
A device (10) is disclosed. It has a gas impervious barrier (12) configured to be located between an opening of a container (16) and a door (18) arranged to close the opening. There is a passageway (14) through the barrier, the passageway (14) providing a pathway between the interior and exterior of the container (16) for a gas.
Claims23
A shipping container fumigation apparatus for location between an opening of a shipping container and a door arranged to close the opening during a fumigation cycle, the door being attached to the shipping container at a pivot that is located adjacent to the opening, the apparatus comprising:
- a fumigant impervious wedge-shaped barrier configured to provide a gas tight seal in use, the barrier comprising two spaced apart wedge-shaped members and a portion that extends between and is attached to the wedge-shaped members, the barrier being configured such that, when the door is ajar, the barrier is able to locate in the opening and extend between the shipping container and the door so as to seal the opening during the fumigation cycle;
- a passageway through the barrier, the passageway providing a fumigant pathway during the fumigation cycle between an interior and an exterior of the shipping container.
A shipping container fumigation apparatus configured for location between an opening of a shipping container and a door arranged to close the opening during a fumigation cycle, the apparatus comprising:
- a fumigant impervious barrier configured to provide a gas-tight seal in use, the barrier comprising two spaced apart wedge-shaped members and a portion extending between and attached to the wedge-shaped members, the barrier being configured to extend between the shipping container and the door so as to seal the opening during the fumigation cycle;
- a passageway through the barrier, the passageway providing a fumigant pathway between an interior and an exterior of the shipping container.
A method of installing a fumigant portal on a shipping container, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening a door of the shipping container to reveal a shipping container end door opening;
- locating at the opening a fumigant impervious barrier, the barrier comprising two spaced apart wedge-shaped members and a portion that extends between and is attached to the wedge-shaped members, the barrier configured to be located in the opening between the shipping container and the door, the barrier having a passageway providing a fumigant pathway between an interior and an exterior of the container and a gas tight seal able to seal the opening during a fumigation cycle;
- and;
- closing the door until it abuts the barrier.
A shipping container fumigation apparatus comprising:
- a fumigant impervious barrier comprising:
- two spaced apart wedge-shaped members;
- and
- a portion that extends between and is attached to the wedge-shaped members, the portion having opposite ends, each of the ends being attached adjacent to a thick end of a respective one of the two spaced apart wedge-shaped members;
- wherein the fumigant impervious barrier is configured to provide a gas tight seal between a door of a shipping container and edges of an opening of the shipping container,
- a passageway through the fumigant impervious barrier, the passageway providing a fumigant pathway during the fumigation cycle between an interior and an exterior of the shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.