Patent ID: 9630472
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B60H

Claim:
1. A method of transporting green pallets, the method comprising: providing an enclosed container defined by a front wall, a ceiling, a floor, and opposed side walls, each of the opposed side walls having a top portion secured to the ceiling and a bottom portion secured to the floor, the front wall secured at a top portion to the ceiling, secured at a bottom portion to the floor, and secured at end portions respectively to the opposed side walls to define the enclosed container with an interior, the container being configured to receive green pallets for transport in the interior, and the enclosed container comprising at least one fan extending away from the front wall exterior of the enclosed container; providing stacks of green pallets within the interior of the enclosed container; operating the at least one fan, the at least one fan in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosed container, to draw a flow of air out of the interior of the enclosed container; drawing a flow of ambient air with the at least one fan from exterior the enclosed container into the interior of the enclosed container through a plurality of vents provided in at least the opposed side walls; directing the flow of ambient air upwards through the stacks of green pallets from the vents to the at least one fan; drying the green pallets to a moisture content below 20% with the flow of air within the interior of the enclosed container between the plurality of vents and the at least one fan; and moving the green pallets between a first location and a second location using the enclosed container.