CA2133000A1 - Container and method for transporting live crustaceans - Google Patents
Container and method for transporting live crustaceansInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K63/00—Receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria; Terraria
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
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Abstract
This invention provides a container and method of transport for transporting lobster and like live cargo. The container comprises a bin stackable on similar bins with a divider assembly mountable within the bin. The divider assembly has runner partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin in one direction; and cross partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls, to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive individual lobsters. After the partition walls have been mounted into the bin to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive a single lobster; a lobster is loaded into each compartment of the bin. The bin is then stacked onto a similar bin within a transport vehicle and transported to the place of use. The lobster is then unloaded from the bins at the place of use. The divider assembly is then removed from each of the bins, the bins nested and returned to the field for re-loading.
Description
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CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR
TR~NSPORTING LIVE CRUSTACEANS
FIELD OF THE lNv~NlION
This invention relate~ to a container and a method for tran~porting live cru~taceans, such a~ lobster, to market.
BACRGROUND OF THE lNV~N ~ ION
It ha~ been the practice to transport live cru~tacean such a~ lob~ter to market by piling the creature~ into a crate-type container and then tran~porting the contAiner to market. Seaweed and ice are often al o added to the container for moisture and temperature control.
Thi~ manner of transport ha~ proven to be le~ than ~atisfactory. The lob~ters in reaction to the closed quarters to which they are ~ubjected experience ~tre~s and attack each other.
Mutilation of cargo and high mortality results. Another recurring problem i9 that a large number of the lob~ter~ often end up cru~hed because of the overpacking.
U~ing this conventional packing method described above, lob~ter~ cannot be stored for more than a day without the mortality rate ri~ing to an unacceptable level. The di~tance that the lob~ter~ can be transported to market in bulk is thereby re~tricted.
There ha~ long been a need to provide a economical system of 21 33DO~
transporting large numbers of live lobster longer distances and over longer times while avoiding unacceptably high mortality rate~.
It ha~ long been known that the mortality rate could be reduced if the stres~ experienced by the live lob~ters could be reduced and if the lobsters could be prevented from attacking each other, but there ha~ been no acceptable manner of achieving thi until the present invention.
Overcoming the problems of the prior art reap~ ~everal benefits. One advantage is that more product will make it to market and another advantage is that new markets will become available becau~e of the greater di~tAnc~ and time of transport.
It is an object of thi~ invention to provide a container and method for transporting live crustaceans, such a~ lobster, that i~ economical and will permit the bulk tran~port of lobster over longer di~tance~ and times with reduced mortality rate~.
It is al~o an object of this invention to provide a tran~port cont~iner which economically provide~ individual compartment~ of an adju~table size for each lobsters.
Other advantages will become apparent upon reading the disclo~ure in conjunction with the drawing~.
SUMMARY OF THE lNv~NlION
According to one a~pect of the pre~ent invention, there i~
~133~o provided a container for lobster and like live cargo comprising:
a bin stackable on similar bins; a divider assembly mountable within the bin, the divider assembly having runner partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin; and cross partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls, to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a configuration of stacked shipping contAiners for lobster and similar live cargo comprisings a plurality of stackable bins in a stacked configuration; each of said bins having divider means including runner partition walls extending the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin and cross partition walls ext~n~ing the full extent of the bin at right angle~ to the runner partition walls to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster;
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sust~ining live lobster and similar live cargo during transport from the field to the place of use in a plurality of similar stackable nestable bins comprising the steps of: mounting partition walls into the bins to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive one lobster; loading lobster into the compartments of the bins; stacking the loaded bins on a transport vehicle and transporting them to the place of use; unloading the lobster from the bins at the place of use;
nesting the bins; returning the bins to the lobster field for reuse .
~133~0 The invention will be clearly understood after reading the following specification in conjunction with the following drawing~ of the preferred embodiment in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Figure 1 i~ a per~pective view ~howing the divider assembly about to be projected into the bin;
Figure 2 i~ a top view of the container showing lobsters placed in ~ome of the compartments;
Figure 3 i~ a partial per~pective view showing ~everal of the bin~ being stacked on each other and a water source mounted above the uppermo~t bin;
Figure 4 i~ a cro~-sectional view ~howing the drainage ~y~tem;
Figure 5 i~ a perspective view showing the nesting arrangement of the bin~.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
Referring to the drawing~, the bin 10 of a standard commercially available type that i~ both ~tackable, as shown in Figure 3, and ne~table, as ~hown in Figure 5. Each bin is formed with ~eat~ 12, 14 at one end and seatq 16, 18 at it~ other end.
The walls of the bins all ~lope downwardly and inwardly. If an 2133~0~
upper bin 10 i~ placed over a lower bin with the end of the upper bin having seats 12 and 14 overlying the end of the lower bin having seats 12 and 14, the bins will nest. However, if an upper bin 10 is place on top of a lower bin 10 with the end of the upper bin having seats 12 and 14 overlying the end of the lower bin having seats 16, 18, the bins will stack because the base of the posts 20 will seat on seat~ 16 and 18 while the base of the posts 22 will seat on seats 12 and 14.
Bins that are both stackable and ne~table are known, 10 although they have never been adapted for lobster transport before.
The divider means which divide the bin into compartments for the individual lobster is generally referred to by the numeral 24. It includes runner partition walls 26 which have a length to extend the full extent of the bin 10 in one direction and cross partition walls which have a length to extend the full extent of the bin 10 at right angles to the runner partition walls 26. In the preferred embodiment the runner partition walls extend through vertically extending slots formed in the cro~s partition 20 walls 28 80 that their longitudinal positioning in the bin can be adjusted to increase or decrease the size of the individual compartments and accommodate different ~ized lobsters.
Water circulation openings 32 are formed on the cross partition walls 28 to facilitate the circulation of water within in the bin during transport.
In the embodiment illustrated, the divider means 24 ~13~000 disassemble~ and reassembles easily on site. The cros~ partition walls 28 are ~lid through their openings onto the runner partition wall~ a~ needed. The larger the ~ize of the particular lobster~ being tran~ported, the les~ the number of cros~-partition wall~ 28 will be required for that particular cargo.
Alternatively, the divider mean~ 24 can be provided preassembled by crimping the ends of the runner partition walls 26 or by u~ing ~ome other form of stopper at the ends of the partition wall~ 26 so that it~ component part~ do not ~eparate during non-u~e. During non-use, the divider means can be removed from the bin and flattened a~ a unit for ease of transport if the partition wall~ are of a flexible pla~tic~ material.
For some di~tance~ of tran~port, it i~ advantageou~ to form drainage opening~ on the bins and provide a seawater source such a~ the water pipe sy~tem, generally referred to a~ 29 in the drawing~. As shown in Figure~ 3 and 4, the seawater is sprayed from the ~upply pipes of the water pipe sy~tem 29 into the uppermo~t bin 10 of the ~tacked bins and fills the bin up to the level of the drainage hole~ 30 from which it drains downwardly into the bin below. In the bin arrangement illu~trated in Figure 4, the water in the lowermo~t bin ha~ not reached drainage opening 30. When reached, water drain~ from the opening 30 of the lower bin to a sump, from which it i~ recirculated to the upper bin. Circulation and aeration of water in thi~ general fa~hion i~ not broadly new and it i~ not illu~trated in detail in thi~ ~pecification.
2l3~0~a For shorter distances of travel, a water source will not be required provided that the lobsters are moist when they are placed into their individual compartments. The position of the drainage openings will also vary depending on distance and time of transport. Filling each bin to a level that totally immerses the lobster adds a substantial weight to the cargo. Thus, the drainage holes can be placed at a lower height on the bin's walls or, even in some circumstance~, on the bottom of the bin to reduce the water level in the bins.
Materials that can be used for the construction of the divider assembly and the bin~ will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The materials used by the inventor and found to be effective are polyurethane plastics.
In use, the bins 10 are taken to the site for loading while in a nested relationship. The divider means 24 i9 either disassembled of flattened. The contAiner is assembled by first assembling the divider assembly and mounting it within the bin 10. The claws of the lobster are preferably taped, and individual lobsters are loaded into compartments formed in the divider assembly. The size of the compartments is adjusted by sliding the cross partition wall~ along the runner partition walls to suit the size of the lobsters contained therein. The process is repeated for each bin and the bins are then stacked.
If required and if the bins have drainage openings, a water ~ource and circulating means is added to provide moisture to the cargo. The cargo is then transported to the place of use and unload from the bins. The divider assembly i~ removed and then 2l3~a~
disassembled or flattened. The bins are nested, reducing storage space. The bins and divider assemblies are then returned to the lobster field for reuse.
The number of bins that can be safely stacked on top of each other for purposes of transport will of course depend upon the conditions of transport, the height of the transport vehicle, the size of the bins and any other relevant circumstances. The inventor has, however, successfully stacked 10 inch high stackable-nestable plastic bins with length-width measuremens of 30 inches by 15 inches eight units high without difficulty. He has also found that bins of this size can easily accomondate 32 one-pound lob~ters, or 28 one and one-quarter pound lobsters, or 24 one and one-half pound lobsters.
Different types of stackable/nestable bins will lend themselves to different methods of loading as well. Bins can usually always be loaded onto the transport vehicle by hand, but certain types of bins are palletized for loading by machine. The stackable/nestable bins, in themselves, are stAn~Ard refrigeratable container~ usually made from a plastics material having the necessary properties of strength and weatheability.
The container and transport method of this invention permits the transporting of live crustA~eAn~, such as lobster, longer distances and over time than has heretofore been possible.
~ecause each lobster is ~eparated from the other lobsters, stress of transport to the cargo is reduced, fighting is prevented and mortality reduced. Under proper conditions, the cargo can live for periods of two months. Furthermore, the system i~
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economical because the component parts are reusable and inexpen~ive.
Other advantage~ and modification~, without deviating from the scope of this invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it i~ not intended that thi~ ~pecification be read in a limiting ~ense, but that the scope of protection extent to the invention as a whole a~ claimed in the appended claim~.
CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR
TR~NSPORTING LIVE CRUSTACEANS
FIELD OF THE lNv~NlION
This invention relate~ to a container and a method for tran~porting live cru~taceans, such a~ lobster, to market.
BACRGROUND OF THE lNV~N ~ ION
It ha~ been the practice to transport live cru~tacean such a~ lob~ter to market by piling the creature~ into a crate-type container and then tran~porting the contAiner to market. Seaweed and ice are often al o added to the container for moisture and temperature control.
Thi~ manner of transport ha~ proven to be le~ than ~atisfactory. The lob~ters in reaction to the closed quarters to which they are ~ubjected experience ~tre~s and attack each other.
Mutilation of cargo and high mortality results. Another recurring problem i9 that a large number of the lob~ter~ often end up cru~hed because of the overpacking.
U~ing this conventional packing method described above, lob~ter~ cannot be stored for more than a day without the mortality rate ri~ing to an unacceptable level. The di~tance that the lob~ter~ can be transported to market in bulk is thereby re~tricted.
There ha~ long been a need to provide a economical system of 21 33DO~
transporting large numbers of live lobster longer distances and over longer times while avoiding unacceptably high mortality rate~.
It ha~ long been known that the mortality rate could be reduced if the stres~ experienced by the live lob~ters could be reduced and if the lobsters could be prevented from attacking each other, but there ha~ been no acceptable manner of achieving thi until the present invention.
Overcoming the problems of the prior art reap~ ~everal benefits. One advantage is that more product will make it to market and another advantage is that new markets will become available becau~e of the greater di~tAnc~ and time of transport.
It is an object of thi~ invention to provide a container and method for transporting live crustaceans, such a~ lobster, that i~ economical and will permit the bulk tran~port of lobster over longer di~tance~ and times with reduced mortality rate~.
It is al~o an object of this invention to provide a tran~port cont~iner which economically provide~ individual compartment~ of an adju~table size for each lobsters.
Other advantages will become apparent upon reading the disclo~ure in conjunction with the drawing~.
SUMMARY OF THE lNv~NlION
According to one a~pect of the pre~ent invention, there i~
~133~o provided a container for lobster and like live cargo comprising:
a bin stackable on similar bins; a divider assembly mountable within the bin, the divider assembly having runner partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin; and cross partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls, to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a configuration of stacked shipping contAiners for lobster and similar live cargo comprisings a plurality of stackable bins in a stacked configuration; each of said bins having divider means including runner partition walls extending the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin and cross partition walls ext~n~ing the full extent of the bin at right angle~ to the runner partition walls to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster;
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sust~ining live lobster and similar live cargo during transport from the field to the place of use in a plurality of similar stackable nestable bins comprising the steps of: mounting partition walls into the bins to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive one lobster; loading lobster into the compartments of the bins; stacking the loaded bins on a transport vehicle and transporting them to the place of use; unloading the lobster from the bins at the place of use;
nesting the bins; returning the bins to the lobster field for reuse .
~133~0 The invention will be clearly understood after reading the following specification in conjunction with the following drawing~ of the preferred embodiment in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Figure 1 i~ a per~pective view ~howing the divider assembly about to be projected into the bin;
Figure 2 i~ a top view of the container showing lobsters placed in ~ome of the compartments;
Figure 3 i~ a partial per~pective view showing ~everal of the bin~ being stacked on each other and a water source mounted above the uppermo~t bin;
Figure 4 i~ a cro~-sectional view ~howing the drainage ~y~tem;
Figure 5 i~ a perspective view showing the nesting arrangement of the bin~.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
Referring to the drawing~, the bin 10 of a standard commercially available type that i~ both ~tackable, as shown in Figure 3, and ne~table, as ~hown in Figure 5. Each bin is formed with ~eat~ 12, 14 at one end and seatq 16, 18 at it~ other end.
The walls of the bins all ~lope downwardly and inwardly. If an 2133~0~
upper bin 10 i~ placed over a lower bin with the end of the upper bin having seats 12 and 14 overlying the end of the lower bin having seats 12 and 14, the bins will nest. However, if an upper bin 10 is place on top of a lower bin 10 with the end of the upper bin having seats 12 and 14 overlying the end of the lower bin having seats 16, 18, the bins will stack because the base of the posts 20 will seat on seat~ 16 and 18 while the base of the posts 22 will seat on seats 12 and 14.
Bins that are both stackable and ne~table are known, 10 although they have never been adapted for lobster transport before.
The divider means which divide the bin into compartments for the individual lobster is generally referred to by the numeral 24. It includes runner partition walls 26 which have a length to extend the full extent of the bin 10 in one direction and cross partition walls which have a length to extend the full extent of the bin 10 at right angles to the runner partition walls 26. In the preferred embodiment the runner partition walls extend through vertically extending slots formed in the cro~s partition 20 walls 28 80 that their longitudinal positioning in the bin can be adjusted to increase or decrease the size of the individual compartments and accommodate different ~ized lobsters.
Water circulation openings 32 are formed on the cross partition walls 28 to facilitate the circulation of water within in the bin during transport.
In the embodiment illustrated, the divider means 24 ~13~000 disassemble~ and reassembles easily on site. The cros~ partition walls 28 are ~lid through their openings onto the runner partition wall~ a~ needed. The larger the ~ize of the particular lobster~ being tran~ported, the les~ the number of cros~-partition wall~ 28 will be required for that particular cargo.
Alternatively, the divider mean~ 24 can be provided preassembled by crimping the ends of the runner partition walls 26 or by u~ing ~ome other form of stopper at the ends of the partition wall~ 26 so that it~ component part~ do not ~eparate during non-u~e. During non-use, the divider means can be removed from the bin and flattened a~ a unit for ease of transport if the partition wall~ are of a flexible pla~tic~ material.
For some di~tance~ of tran~port, it i~ advantageou~ to form drainage opening~ on the bins and provide a seawater source such a~ the water pipe sy~tem, generally referred to a~ 29 in the drawing~. As shown in Figure~ 3 and 4, the seawater is sprayed from the ~upply pipes of the water pipe sy~tem 29 into the uppermo~t bin 10 of the ~tacked bins and fills the bin up to the level of the drainage hole~ 30 from which it drains downwardly into the bin below. In the bin arrangement illu~trated in Figure 4, the water in the lowermo~t bin ha~ not reached drainage opening 30. When reached, water drain~ from the opening 30 of the lower bin to a sump, from which it i~ recirculated to the upper bin. Circulation and aeration of water in thi~ general fa~hion i~ not broadly new and it i~ not illu~trated in detail in thi~ ~pecification.
2l3~0~a For shorter distances of travel, a water source will not be required provided that the lobsters are moist when they are placed into their individual compartments. The position of the drainage openings will also vary depending on distance and time of transport. Filling each bin to a level that totally immerses the lobster adds a substantial weight to the cargo. Thus, the drainage holes can be placed at a lower height on the bin's walls or, even in some circumstance~, on the bottom of the bin to reduce the water level in the bins.
Materials that can be used for the construction of the divider assembly and the bin~ will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The materials used by the inventor and found to be effective are polyurethane plastics.
In use, the bins 10 are taken to the site for loading while in a nested relationship. The divider means 24 i9 either disassembled of flattened. The contAiner is assembled by first assembling the divider assembly and mounting it within the bin 10. The claws of the lobster are preferably taped, and individual lobsters are loaded into compartments formed in the divider assembly. The size of the compartments is adjusted by sliding the cross partition wall~ along the runner partition walls to suit the size of the lobsters contained therein. The process is repeated for each bin and the bins are then stacked.
If required and if the bins have drainage openings, a water ~ource and circulating means is added to provide moisture to the cargo. The cargo is then transported to the place of use and unload from the bins. The divider assembly i~ removed and then 2l3~a~
disassembled or flattened. The bins are nested, reducing storage space. The bins and divider assemblies are then returned to the lobster field for reuse.
The number of bins that can be safely stacked on top of each other for purposes of transport will of course depend upon the conditions of transport, the height of the transport vehicle, the size of the bins and any other relevant circumstances. The inventor has, however, successfully stacked 10 inch high stackable-nestable plastic bins with length-width measuremens of 30 inches by 15 inches eight units high without difficulty. He has also found that bins of this size can easily accomondate 32 one-pound lob~ters, or 28 one and one-quarter pound lobsters, or 24 one and one-half pound lobsters.
Different types of stackable/nestable bins will lend themselves to different methods of loading as well. Bins can usually always be loaded onto the transport vehicle by hand, but certain types of bins are palletized for loading by machine. The stackable/nestable bins, in themselves, are stAn~Ard refrigeratable container~ usually made from a plastics material having the necessary properties of strength and weatheability.
The container and transport method of this invention permits the transporting of live crustA~eAn~, such as lobster, longer distances and over time than has heretofore been possible.
~ecause each lobster is ~eparated from the other lobsters, stress of transport to the cargo is reduced, fighting is prevented and mortality reduced. Under proper conditions, the cargo can live for periods of two months. Furthermore, the system i~
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economical because the component parts are reusable and inexpen~ive.
Other advantage~ and modification~, without deviating from the scope of this invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art and it i~ not intended that thi~ ~pecification be read in a limiting ~ense, but that the scope of protection extent to the invention as a whole a~ claimed in the appended claim~.
Claims (10)
1. A container for lobster and like live cargo comprising:
a bin stackable on similar bins;
a divider assembly mountable within the bin, the divider assembly having runner partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin; and cross partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls, to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster.
a bin stackable on similar bins;
a divider assembly mountable within the bin, the divider assembly having runner partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin; and cross partition walls to extend the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls, to divide the bin into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster.
2. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the said bin is nestable with similar bins.
3. A container as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the said divider assembly is collapsible to flatten the cross partition walls against the runner partition walls to reduce the volume of space required for transport of the divider assembly.
4. A container as claimed in Claim 1, Claim 2 or Claim 3 in which said cross partition walls are adjustable longitudinally of the runner partition walls to vary the size of the compartments.
5. A container as claimed in Claim 1, Claim 2 or Claim 3 wherein drainage openings are formed on the bin walls to permit water to drain from the bin during transport of the bin.
6. A configuration of stacked shipping containers for lobster and similar live cargo comprising:
a plurality of stackable bins in a stacked configuration;
each of said bins having divider means including runner partition walls extending the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin and cross partition walls extending the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster;
a plurality of stackable bins in a stacked configuration;
each of said bins having divider means including runner partition walls extending the full extent of the bin in one direction of the bin and cross partition walls extending the full extent of the bin at right angles to the runner partition walls to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive an individual lobster;
7. A configuration of stacked shipping containers claimed in Claim 6 in which said cross partition walls are adjustable longitudinally of the runner partition walls to vary the size of the compartments.
8. A configuration of stacked shipping containers as claimed in Claim 6 or 7 comprising:
means for draining water from said bins;
wherein each underlying bin is adapted to receive drainage water from its overlying bin whereby live cargo in the bins can be supplied with water to sustain life during shipment;
wherein there is provided a water source above the bin to provide seawater into the bin to keep the cargo fresh and drainage openings are formed on the bin to permit water to drain downwardly from the bin during transport.
means for draining water from said bins;
wherein each underlying bin is adapted to receive drainage water from its overlying bin whereby live cargo in the bins can be supplied with water to sustain life during shipment;
wherein there is provided a water source above the bin to provide seawater into the bin to keep the cargo fresh and drainage openings are formed on the bin to permit water to drain downwardly from the bin during transport.
9. A method of sustaining live lobster and similar live cargo during transport from the field to the place of use in a plurality of similar stackable nestable bins comprising the steps of:
mounting partition walls into the bins to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive one lobster;
loading lobster into the compartments of the bins;
stacking the loaded bins on a transport vehicle and transporting them to the place of use;
unloading the lobster from the bins at the place of use;
removing the partition walls, as assembled in compartments, from the bin;
nesting the bins;
returning the bins to the lobster field for reuse.
mounting partition walls into the bins to divide each of said bins into compartments of a size to receive one lobster;
loading lobster into the compartments of the bins;
stacking the loaded bins on a transport vehicle and transporting them to the place of use;
unloading the lobster from the bins at the place of use;
removing the partition walls, as assembled in compartments, from the bin;
nesting the bins;
returning the bins to the lobster field for reuse.
10. A method of sustaining live lobster and similar live cargo during transport from the field to the place of use in a plurality of similar stackable nestable bins as claimed in Claim 9 including the step of:
maintaining a flow of sea water through the bins to fulfill the lobsters' requirements during transport.
maintaining a flow of sea water through the bins to fulfill the lobsters' requirements during transport.
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