Patent ID: 8123141
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A laundry transport apparatus, comprising: a trailer having opposed front and rear ends, said container defining an opening at said front end and an interior area; wherein said container includes a door at said container front end for selectively accessing said interior area, said door being movable between a closed configuration preventing access to said interior area and an open configuration giving access to said interior area; a plurality of laundry carts removably positioned in said interior space, each laundry cart configured to hold laundry; a ventilation network situated in said interior area and configured to pass air to and from said interior area, said ventilation network including: at least one fan configured to cause air to pass through said intake duct and said outlet duct; wherein said interior area is airtight apart from said ventilation network when said door is at said closed configuration; wherein intake and outlet ducts are immediately adjacent one another between said trailer front and rear ends to thereby form a heat exchange relationship so as to influence temperature of air passing through each said duct, warmer air passing through one of said intake duct or said outlet duct and thereby becoming cooler and cooler air passing through another of said intake duct or said outlet duct and thereby becoming warmer; wherein said intake and outlet ducts include a plurality of branches extending outwardly and downwardly, each branch having a terminal end defining an opening positioned immediately adjacent a top of a respective laundry cart so as to ventilate said laundry in said respective laundry cart; a climate controller for selectively heating and cooling air passing through said intake duct after said air is influenced by air passing through said outlet duct to cause said air passing through said intake duct to approximate a temperature of air in said interior area separate from said ventilation network; and a dehumidifier to selectively dehumidify air passing through said intake duct.