Production of green malt

Claim 2

IN AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GREEN MALT, IN COMBINATION, A PLURALITY OF SUPERPOSED, VERTICALLY SPACED BOXES EACH COMPRISING A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS BETWEEN THEM DEFINING A SPACE FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF GERMINATING SUBSTANCE, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLE, AIR-PERVIOUS, INCLINED WALL MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS THEREBY SUBDIVIDING SAID SPACE INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, SAID WALL MEMBERS FORMING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS FOR GERMINATING SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, AND CLOSURE MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING THE LOWER END OF EACH COMPARTMENT, THE WALL MEMBERS OF ALTERNATE BOXES BEING INCLINED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

Claim 3

IN AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GREEN MALT, IN COMBINATION, A BOX ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED SIDE WALLS BETWEEN THEM DEFINING A SPACE FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF GERMINATING SUBSTANCE, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, AIR-PERVIOUS, INCLINED WALL MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS, THEREBY SUBDIVIDING SAID SPACE INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, SAID WALL MEMBERS FORMING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS FOR GERMINATING SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, AND CLOSURE MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING THE LOWER END OF EACH COMPARTMENT; AND MECHANISM ENABLING PARALLEL DISPLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID WALL MEMBERS WHILE LEAVING UNCHANGED THE INCLINATION THEREOF, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A SET OF GUIDE ELEMENTS ON SAID SIDE WALLS AND A SET OF CO-OPERATING PROJECTIONS ON SAID INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID WALL MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID GUIDE ELEMENTS FOR TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO.

Claim 4

IN AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GREEN MALT, IN COMBINATION, A BOX ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED SIDE WALLS BETWEEN THEM DEFINING A SPACE FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF GERMINATING SUBSTANCE, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, AIR-PERVIOUS, INCLINED WALL MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SECURED TO SAID SIDE WALLS, THEREBY SUBDIVIDING SAID SPACE INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, SAID WALL MEMBERS FORMING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS FOR GERMINATING SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, AND CLOSURE MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING THE LOWER END OF EACH COMPARTMENT; AND MECHANISM ENABLING PARALLEL DISPLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID WALL MEMBERS WHILE LEAVING UNCHANGED THE INCLINATION THEREOF, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING A SET OF GUIDE ELEMENTS ON SAID SIDE WALLS AND A SET OF CO-OPERATING PROJECTIONS ON SAID INDIVIDUAL ONES OF SAID WALL MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID GUIDE ELEMENTS FOR TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO.