APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING AND BI-DIRECTIONAL COOLING

摘要

Baskets (10, 11) for the packaging of fruit are provided with ventilation channels (13) disposed upon a lower surface of the basket. Upper vents (5, 5') are formed on four sides of an upper portion of the baskets. After packing the baskets with produce, they are loaded into trays. The trays and baskets are sized so as to occupy all of the surface area of a standard shipping pallet, and to minimize the movement of baskets within the trays, and of the trays with respect to one another.