Patent ID: 8220287

Claim:
An apparatus to freeze a commodity comprising: a plurality of boxes of a commodity arranged in two rows having a predetermined length or height with a space formed therebetween; a sealing cover positioned on at least a portion of a top surface of the commodities sealing the space between the two rows of boxes, wherein the boxes are at least one box in width along the predetermined length or height; a plenum formed between said two rows of boxes with the cover covering the space to enable a flow of air through ventilation holes in the boxes; and at least one pulling air handler pulling air in a temperature range of 8 degrees F. to −20 degrees F. (−13.33 degrees C. to −28.88 degrees C.) through the ventilation holes in the boxes and along a length of the space formed between the two rows and discharging the air therefrom, wherein an even flow of air is pulled through the ventilation holes in the boxes and along the two rows of boxes evenly freeze a commodity positioned in the boxes; said at least one pulling air handler being positioned approximately midway between the two rows of boxes to evenly pull air through the ventilation holes in the boxes and along the length of the space formed between the two rows, said at least one pulling air handler including a housing that is approximately the size of a stack of boxes loaded with the commodity said at least one pulling air handler being disposed within the housing to pull air from between the plurality of boxes and along the length of the space formed between the two rows.