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Sept. 10, 1929.
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COMMERCIAL‘ PACKAGE
Filed Dec. 16. 1927
INVENTOR.
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Patented Sept. 10, 1929.
. 1,727,878
' UNITED STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
ROGER W. GRISWOLD, OF ASHTABULA, OHIO.
comnnnemr. raexaen.
Application ?led December 16, 1927. Serial No. 240,493.
The present invention relates, as indi saturated, earth which has been chilled to
cated, to refrigeration methods and ap: a temperature of approximately 20 to 30°
paratus. The invention has been applied below zero F. In this condition the earth
with marked success to- the shipment and is a solid block ‘which absorbs heat vvery
5 storage of mushrooms, but it is to be under~ readily from its surroundings.
C! in
stood that it is applicable as well to the
WVhen the goods have been packed in
shipment and storage of any perishable this manner, they may be shipped over long
goods. The primary object of the inven distances or may be stored during long pe
tion is to maintain such perishable goods at riods, the blocks of refrigerating material
10 a desired temperature during shipment and keeping the temperature within the carton
storage at a relatively low cost. To the ac at about the desired point. As the block
complishment of the foregoing and related or blocks of refrigerating material absorb
ends, said invention, then, consists of the heat, the temperature thereof rises until
means hereinafter fully described and par~ the ice in the earth begins to melt, at which
ticularly pointed out in the claims.
time, of course, heat will be absorbed with-' 65
The annexed drawing and the following out any corresponding rise in the tempera
description set forth in detail certain mech ture of the block. Since the earth is not
anism embodying the invention, such dis~ saturated with water, there will be no pos~
closed means constituting, however, but one sibility of dripping or leakage from thebox
20 of various mechanical forms in which the
3 which would damage the goods in the 70
principle of the invention may be’ used. '
boxes 1 surrounding such box 3. If it ap
In said annexed drawing:
pears desirable, the boxes 3 may be wrapped
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carton, in ordinary wrapping paper which will
portions of the walls thereof being broken somewhat further insulate the block 4
5 away to show the boxes packed therein; against heat absorption.
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and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a box
The advantages of the present invention
filled with refrigerating material. As is will be quite obvious, but it" may be men
well known, mushrooms spoil very quickly tioned that it provides for effectual and
unless they are kept at a proper tempera~ e?icient refrigeration of perishable goods
no ture. ‘Since the cost of shipment in refrig over relatively long periods at a practically 80
erator cars is prohibitive with respect to negligible cost.
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this commodity and since, further, the tem
perature cannot be kept sufficiently uni
form throughout such cars, shipment of
mushrooms over long distances has, in the
past, been impossible.
According to the present invention, mush
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Other modes of applying the principle of
my invention may be employed instead of
the one explained, ,change being made as
regards the mechanism herein‘ disclosed,
provided the means stated by any of the
following claims or the equivalent of such
rooms speci?cally or other perishable goods, statedwmeans be employed.
are packed, according to ordinary practice,
I therefore particularly point out and
in relatively small boxes 1, adapted to con distinctly claim asmy invention:
tain about one pound of mushrooms. These
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1. A commercial package comprising a
boxes are, ‘in turn, packed into cartons 20f carton,._<a plurality of containers containing
corrugated board or similar material, the perishable material packed in said carton,
cartons being adapted to hold approxi and a similar container, likewise packed in
mately forty-eight (51.8) boxes. ,Deviating said carton and containing frozen earth.
from the usual practice, I substitute for
2. A commercial package comprising a
one or more of the boxes 1 containing the carton, a plurality of containers containing
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mushrooms, one or more boxes 3 containing
perishable material packed in said carton,
refrigerating material 4.
and a similar container, likewise packed in
Preferably this material is damp, but not said carton and containing earth holding
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an appreciable ‘amount of moisture, said I
moist earth having been frozen.‘
3. A commercial package comprising a
carton, a plurality of contamers containing
perishable material packed in said carton,
and a similar container, likewise packed in
said carton and containing earth holding
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an appreciable amount ofv moisture, but not
suiiicient to saturate such earth, said moist
earth having been frozen.
4. A commercial package comprising a
carton, a plurality of paper boxes packed in
said carton and containing perishable ma
terial, and a similar ‘box likewise ‘packed in
said carton and containing frozen earth.
5. A commercial package comprising a
carton, a plurality of boxes permeable to
Water and to carbon-dioxide and contain
ing perishable material‘ sensible to carbon
dioxide, said boxes being packed in said
carton, and a similar box containing chilled
material inert with respect to said boxes
and to said perishable material.
Signed by me this 14th day of December,
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1927.
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ROGER WV. GRISVVOLD.
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