Patent ID: 6220800
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
An apparatus for stabilizing stacks of boxes on pallets in a cargo hold and establishing a uniform flow of refrigerated air in through said stacks of boxes, which comprises:an air bag having an elongated tubular shape;said air bag being made of a flexible material;a plurality of baffles arranged to divide said air bag into a plurality of sections, each section separated from its neighboring section by one of said plurality of baffles, beginning with a lead section;each section having a valve connectable to a source of compressed air for inflating said section;a pair of flaps;one said flap of said pair of flaps having an edge secured along one side of said lead section and said other flap of said pair of flaps having an edge secured along an opposite side of said lead section;means for attaching each said flap to a surface.