Potato storage treating apparatus

• US 3,339,475 A
• Filed: 10/07/1966
• Issued: 09/05/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert T. Martin
• Original Assignee: Robert T. Martin
• Inventors: Martin, Robert T.
• Application Number:
  US04/585,106
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• US Class Current: 99/468
• CPC Class Codes: A23B 7/144 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A23B 7/152 in a controlled atmosphere comprising other gases in addition to CO2, N2, O2 or H2O ; Elimination of such other gases
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 3/3409 in the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 3/34095 Details of apparatus for generating or regenerating gases

Claims

1. IN COMBINATION WITH AN ENCLOSED STORAGE STRUCTURE FOR STORING VEGETABLES, AN AIR TREATING DEVICE COMPRISING BLOWER MEANS WITH AN INLET AND AN EXHAUSTING SIDE FOR CIRCULATING AIR UNDER PRESSURE IN THE INTERIOR OF SAID STRUCTURE;

A FIRST DUCT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INLET SIDE OF SAID BLOWER AND AN AIR SOURCE LOCATED OUTSIDE SAID STORAGE ENCLOSURE;

FIRST SHUTTER MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID FIRST DUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID FIRST DUCT;

A SECOND DUCT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INLET SIDE OF SAID BLOWER MEANS AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID STORAGE ENCLOSURE;

SECOND SHUTTER MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID SECOND DUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH SAID SECOND DUCT;

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