Patent ID: 9510585
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01M

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for enabling the control of fumigation in a shipping container, the apparatus comprising: a flexible enclosure that is inflatable and deflatable with a gaseous fumigant between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the enclosure being positionable within the shipping container and, in the collapsed configuration, taking the form of a mat; an inlet arranged at the enclosure to receive a flow of the gaseous fumigant therethrough for inflation of the enclosure; an outlet, a remotely operated actuator, and a valve arranged on the enclosure, the actuator being adapted to be remotely operated from outside the shipping container to move the valve into an open position or a closed position to open and close the outlet to gas flow therethrough such that, when open, the gaseous fumigant can be released from the enclosure via the outlet and into the shipping container, and when closed, the gaseous fumigant is prevented from being released from the enclosure via the outlet to allow an air pressure in the shipping container to approach atmospheric air pressure.