System for protecting stored goods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9464456-B2
Application number	US-201214128260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2012
Priority date	Jun 27, 2011
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

A system for protecting stored goods in a storage room, having one or more storage constructions formed by one or more pesticide treated nets (30, 31), capable of enclosing the stored goods, where the storage construction further includes a support frame, means for suspending the support frame, means for opening and closing at least one section of the storage construction while the support frame is in a suspended state, and means for avoiding an overall structural collapse if a net gets entangled. The system is particularly useful for the storage of tobacco, coffee, dried fruits, cocoa, nuts, tea, cereals and spices.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for protecting stored goods in a storage room, comprising one or more storage constructions formed by one or more pesticide treated nets, capable of enclosing the stored goods,
wherein the storage construction further comprises a support frame,
means for suspending the support frame,
wherein the system further comprises
means for opening and closing at least one section of the storage construction while the support frame is in a suspended state,
and means for avoiding an overall structural collapse of the storage construction if a net gets entangled and the forces exerted onto the net exceed a certain maximum load of the support frame or means for suspending the support frame wherein the means for avoiding an overall structural collapse are adapted to fix the net to the support frame such that the means for avoiding an overall structural collapse releases the net from the support frame if the pull on the net exceeds the certain maximum load of the support frame or means for suspending the support frame, wherein the storage room has a floor, and wherein the one or more nets are pooling on the floor of the storage room.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the means for suspending the support frame are adapted to
affix the support frame to the ceiling of the storage room, and comprise mounting means to affix the suspending means to the ceiling and/or support structure of the storage room and connecting elements to connect the support frame to the mounting means, or
affix the support frame to at least two walls of the storage room, and comprise mounting means to affix the suspending means to the walls and connecting elements to connect the support frame to the mounting means, wherein the mounting means comprise clamps, brackets and/or bolts, or
be placed and/or fixed on the floor of the storage room, and constructed as a stand comprising rigid beams and connecting elements to receive the support frame,
wherein the connecting elements comprise rigid beams, ropes, cables, chains and/or pulleys, wherein the ropes, cables and/or chains are provided with tensioning elements and wherein the connecting elements are fixed to the support frame using fastening elements.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is an insecticide.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storage construction further comprises four sides and a top and wherein one net is employed which is a single three dimensional net forming all four sides and the top of the storage construction.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the net comprises seams between the section to be opened and two adjacent sides and wherein additional net material is inserted as an intermediate portion at the seams between the section to be opened and closed and the two adjacent sides.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more nets comprise a weighted rope.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the support frame is composed of one or more sections and each section comprises rigid beams, ropes, cables and/or chains and wherein each section provides means to fasten the one or more pesticide treated nets comprising guide ropes, clamps, slots, bolts, hooks and/or rollers, wherein the support frame further comprises joining elements to join the sections of the frame, and wherein the support frame comprises connecting elements to connect the support frame to the means for suspending the support frame.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one section of the support frame comprises rigid beams which are extruded section parts.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the means for opening and closing the at least one section of the storage construction comprise a motor and means to control the motor.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the net on the at least one section of the support frame is provided with ropes that are arranged such that they can be pulled by the motor wherein the ropes extend to the bottom of the net or wherein the ropes are suspended from the support frame and form straps which hold the net.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the means to control the motor is one of a wired remote, a RF or IR wireless remote or a motion sensor.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the means for avoiding an overall structural collapse are one or more of Velcro strips, compression clamp strips, holding clamps, bolts or hooks provided with breaking points.

13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising means to monitor pest infections.

14. A method for protecting stored goods in a storage room, comprising the steps of installing the system of claim 1 in a storage room and placing the goods inside the storage construction.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the net on at least one section of the support frame is provided with means for opening and closing the storage construction and wherein the storage construction is opened before moving/removing goods into or out of the storage construction and closed afterwards.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the means for opening and closing the storage construction comprise a motion sensor and wherein an opened section of the storage construction is automatically closed if the motion sensor does not detect any motion during a predetermined time span.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein pest levels are monitored and wherein the one or more nets are renewed if the pest levels are rising.

Assignees

• Weiser Jürgen
• Bihlmeyer Daniel
• Kaiser Claus
• Faber Michael
• Izquierdo Agustin
• Schaffert Stefan
• Stello Nils
• Gröschl Torsten
• Schmidt Udo
• Basf Se

Inventors

• Weiser Jürgen
• Bihlmeyer Daniel
• Kaiser Claus
• Faber Michael
• Izquierdo Agustin
• Schaffert Stefan
• Stello Nils
• Gröschl Torsten
• Schmidt Udo

Classifications

• E04H15/34 Primary

  Supporting means, e.g. frames · CPC title

• A01F25/13 Primary

  Coverings (A01F25/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65G1/02

  Storage devices (furniture A47B; shop fittings A47F) · CPC title

• B65G2207/40

  Safety features of loads, equipment or persons · CPC title

• A01N25/34

  Shaped forms, e.g. sheets, not provided for in any other sub-group of this main group · CPC title