WO1998056680A3 - Unitized, stable stacking system and method for packaging, storing, transferring and readying produce for retail use - Google Patents

Unitized, stable stacking system and method for packaging, storing, transferring and readying produce for retail use Download PDF

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WO1998056680A3
WO1998056680A3 PCT/US1998/009935 US9809935W WO9856680A3 WO 1998056680 A3 WO1998056680 A3 WO 1998056680A3 US 9809935 W US9809935 W US 9809935W WO 9856680 A3 WO9856680 A3 WO 9856680A3
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containers
bananas
tier sheet
readying
transferring
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Franklin Sanabria
Daniel C Mullock
Francisco Rodriguez
Paul Baker
John Knight
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Chiquita Brands Inc
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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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/70—Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking
    • 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
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
    • Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging

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Abstract

Stacking system with a tier sheet for stabilizing a plurality of containers and method of stacking a plurality of loaded flexible containers in a stable multi-tiered arrangement. The tier sheet includes a top surface (14) and a support area for supporting a plurality of containers. The tier sheet also includes a plurality of upwardly projecting protuberances (20) that define product cells (22) that stabilize the containers and prevent substantial movement of the containers. Each upper product cell includes a convex support area (38) for supporting curved or irregularly shaped objects, such as rows of bananas. The tier sheet may include slits (48) for holding removable support walls (50) that may support additional tiers of containers. The reusable shipping receptacles include four side walls hingedly connected with a bottom wall. Application: packing, shipping, and transferring bananas and readying the bananas for retail use. Ventilation openings.
PCT/US1998/009935 1997-06-09 1998-05-29 Unitized, stable stacking system and method for packaging, storing, transferring and readying produce for retail use WO1998056680A2 (en)

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AU76865/98A AU7686598A (en) 1997-06-09 1998-05-29 Unitized, stable stacking system and method for packaging, storing, transferringand readying produce for retail use

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US87069697A 1997-06-09 1997-06-09
US08/870,696 1997-06-09

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US3450542A (en) * 1965-02-23 1969-06-17 United Fruit Co Controlled atmosphere storage of green bananas
FR2583719A1 (en) * 1985-06-24 1986-12-26 Nicollet Hugues Sa Support frame for cellular tray, blank capable of producing such a support frame, and package with cellular tray or trays using this frame, particularly for the packaging of fruit.
US5547081A (en) * 1993-10-25 1996-08-20 Chiquita Brands, Inc. Unitized, stable stacking system with tier sheet stabilizer, and method
DE19516025A1 (en) * 1994-12-30 1996-10-10 Delbrouck Franz Gmbh Plastics crates for transporting and storing goods
US5617711A (en) * 1995-09-27 1997-04-08 Chiquita Brands, Inc. Method of producing a container of bananas and method of transferring bananas

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3450542A (en) * 1965-02-23 1969-06-17 United Fruit Co Controlled atmosphere storage of green bananas
FR2583719A1 (en) * 1985-06-24 1986-12-26 Nicollet Hugues Sa Support frame for cellular tray, blank capable of producing such a support frame, and package with cellular tray or trays using this frame, particularly for the packaging of fruit.
US5547081A (en) * 1993-10-25 1996-08-20 Chiquita Brands, Inc. Unitized, stable stacking system with tier sheet stabilizer, and method
DE19516025A1 (en) * 1994-12-30 1996-10-10 Delbrouck Franz Gmbh Plastics crates for transporting and storing goods
US5617711A (en) * 1995-09-27 1997-04-08 Chiquita Brands, Inc. Method of producing a container of bananas and method of transferring bananas

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