Patents Assigned to Certified Grocers of Florida, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4505126
    Abstract: A transport system for food products contemplates a land vehicle with a van body and a refrigeration unit and a food product carrier which may be inserted and withdrawn from the interior of the van body. The carrier has a plurality of compartments for housing the refrigerated food products and when the carrier is in its operative position in the van body, it is arranged to cooperated with the refrigeration unit so that the unit serves to refrigerate the food products in one of the end compartments of the carrier. Between the compartments, the carrier is provided with movable panels that are equipped with motorized fans for circulating air between adjacent compartments. This circulates air between the compartments and the arrangement is such the temperature range maintained in each compartment rises from one compartment to the next. Each compartment is accessible from the exterior of the van body and through aligned doorways in the adjacent side walls of the van body and carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Certified Grocers of Florida, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jones, Hubert R. Thompson