Patent ID: 8146382

Claim:
A packaging system for storing and/or transporting packaged fruits for long periods of time, comprising: a) a collapsible structure including four collapsible vertical columns and collapsible side walls mounted on a pallet-type base and defining an interior space, a head, and wrappable curtains that when deployed form front and rear walls of the collapsible structure, the collapsible structure further including an arrangement of internal trays or grids removably disposed within the interior space on which packaged fruits can be located; b) a cooling device located on the head that helps maintain the temperature required by packaged fruits within the interior space of the collapsible structure; c) a gas generating device located on the head and arranged to deliver gas to packaged fruits within the interior space of the collapsible structure; and d) a controller with a processor located on the head that maintains optimum conditions of packaged fruits within the interior space of the collapsible structure.