US 12,263,974 B2
System, method and apparatus for sealing and applying modified atmosphere for bulk perishable bins
Randall Craig Bowden, Honolulu, HI (US); and Robert W. Herdeman, Loveland, OH (US)
Assigned to RLMB GROUP, LLC, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed by RLMB Group, LLC, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/827,465.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,691, filed on May 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0380075 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 31/04 (2006.01); B65B 31/06 (2006.01); B65B 31/08 (2006.01); B65B 51/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 31/06 (2013.01) [B65B 31/08 (2013.01); B65B 51/10 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method for sealing a perishable product in a bin comprising:
molding a bin liner to form a molded bin liner, wherein the molded bin liner is a semi-rigid sleeve;
placing the molded bin liner in the bin, wherein the bin is a weight supporting bin;
fitting a lid over the molded bin liner and the bin, wherein the lid clicks and seals to the molded bin liner;
cooling the bin, wherein the fitting of the lid over the molded bin liner and the bin is prior to the cooling, and the lid includes perforations that are open prior to the cooling; and
closing the perforations after cooling and infusion of an interior of the bin with nitrogen, industrial gas, and/or a functional substance treatment.