US4636392A
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Apple case for use in preserving apples
Assignee: Kyoei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-01-30
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Granted: 1987-01-13
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Expires: 2006-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A bag for receiving the apple is prepared. An ethylene absorbent and a deoxidant are placed in the bag, each of the absorbent and the deoxidant being in an amount such that ethylene biosynthesis is suppressed for keeping freshness of the apple when the apple is placed within the bag. The apple is placed within the bag and then an opening portion of the bag containing the apple, the ethylene absorbent and the deoxidant is sealed. The sealed bag allows air to permeate through it to a degree such that minimum amount of air necessary for the apple is supplied in the presence of the ethylene absorbent and the deoxidant. The apple is stored in the sealed bag whereby mature of the apple is delayed for keeping freshness thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Kitayama Toshitsugu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:20
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/24; B65D81/26; B65D81/263; A; A23; A23B; A23B7/00; A23B7/14; A23B7/144; A23B7/148; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/06; B65D77/062; B65D81/266; B65D85/00; B65D85/30; B65D85/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A package containing apples, said package comprising a case and a sealed resilient bag containing said apples, said case comprising a front plate, a rear plate aligned with said front plate and connected to said front plate by side walls; said front plate having a plurality of spaced openings of a size sufficient to allow said apples to go through, and said sealed resilient bag containing said apples being positioned in said case such that the sealed bag rests on the rear plate and said front plates depresses the bag between the apples towards the rear plate with resilient deformation such that each apple disposed in said bag partly projects from one of said openings respectively and is stationarily supported in said bag by the resilient deformation of the bag.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A package containing apples, said package comprising a case and a sealed resilient bag containing said apples, said case comprising a front plate, a rear plate aligned with said front plate and connected to said front plate by side walls; said front plate having a plurality of spaced openings of a size sufficient to allow said apples to go through, and said sealed resilient bag containing said apples being positioned in said case such that the sealed bag rests on the rear plate and said front plates depresses the bag between the apples towards the rear plate with resilient deformation such that each apple disposed in said bag partly projects from one of said openings respectively and is stationarily supported in said bag by the resilient deformation of the bag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The package as defined in claim 1 wherein said case comprises a hollow hexahedral box.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The package as defined in claim 1 wherein the rear plate comprises a pair of elongated rectangular side flaps integrally formed at the respective opposite side edges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The package as defined by claim 1 further comprising a handle attached to the case.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-01-12 | 1990-07-14 | 1991-01-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-01-12 | 1994-07-14 | 1995-01-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-01-12 | 1998-07-14 | 1999-01-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |