Patent ID: 11871706
Assignee: BOOMER SHROOMER LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An inflatable monotub system for use in growing mycological products, the inflatable monotub system comprising:
a body made of a flexible material, the body comprising plural side surfaces and a bottom surface defining an interior cavity, each of the plural side surfaces and the bottom surface comprising one or more pockets disposed within the each of the plural side surfaces and the bottom surface,
the body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the plural side surfaces disposed within the upper portion of the body and the bottom surface disposed within the lower portion of the body, wherein the upper portion of the body extends between the lower portion and an opening of the interior cavity of the body,
the body comprising a first passage extending into at least a portion of one of the plural side surfaces, the first passage fluidly coupled with at least one of the one or more pockets, wherein a first fluid is configured to be directed into the first passage to inflate the body and change a shape and a size of the body, wherein the first fluid is configured to be directed out of the first passage to deflate the body and change the shape and the size of the body, wherein the body is configured to be inflated during a growing process of the mycological products,
the body comprising a second passage extending through one of the bottom surface or one of the plural side surfaces and fluidly coupled with the interior cavity, wherein the second passage is configured to be closed during the growing process, wherein the second passage is configured to be opened responsive to completion of the growing process to allow at least a portion of a second fluid mixture to be directed out of the interior cavity via the second passage,
the body comprising plural third passages extending through one or more of the plural side surfaces and fluidly coupled with the interior cavity, wherein one or more of the plural third passages are configured to be at least partially opened during one or more stages of the growing process to control an amount of the second fluid mixture that is directed out of the interior cavity and to control an amount of air that is directed in to the interior cavity during the growing process.