MOBILE COOLED STORAGE UNITS
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1. A mobile cooled storage unit comprising:
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a sectional racking structure for storing items to be cooled, the racking structure being assembled at a location where the cooling unit is to operate;
a removeable insulated outer cover which is placed over and supported by the racking structure to enclose the structure and any items stored thereon, anda chiller for cooling the interior of the outer cover.
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Abstract
A mobile cooled storage unit (10) has a sectional racking structure (17) for storing items such as bodies and body parts to be cooled. The racking structure is assembled at a location where the cooling unit is to operate. A removeable insulated outer cover (11) is placed over and supported by the racking structure to enclose the structure and any items stored thereon. A chiller (25) is connected with the interior of the cover for cooling the stored items. Several such units may be connected together to provide a larger overall unit which are cooled by one or more chillers. The invention also provides a method of establishing a temporary cooled storage unit.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile cooled storage unit comprising:
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a sectional racking structure for storing items to be cooled, the racking structure being assembled at a location where the cooling unit is to operate; a removeable insulated outer cover which is placed over and supported by the racking structure to enclose the structure and any items stored thereon, and a chiller for cooling the interior of the outer cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 6. A unit according to claims in which the outer cover has a top and four sides, each side being detachably secured around its upper edge to the top and each side being detachably joined to the adjacent sides along its vertical edges.
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10. A unit according to claim in which an insulated base is provided underneath the racking structure, the base being joined to the lower edges of the sides by zips or loop and hook fasteners.
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22. A mobile cooled storage unit comprising:
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a modified ISO container with an open side or sides; a racking structure within the ISO container for storing items to be cooled; a removeable insulated outer cover which is placed over the ISO container, and a chiller for cooling the interior of the outer cover.
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23. A method of establishing a temporary cooled storage unit at a location comprising:
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erecting a racking structure for storing items to be cooled at the location; placing a removeable insulated outer cover over the racking structure to enclose the structure and any items to be stored thereon, and connecting a chiller to the interior of the outer cover to cool any items stored within the cover.
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24. (canceled)
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