Title:
VEGETABLE CRISPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1995019711
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A mist-emitting apparatus for a vegetable crisper, having a sprayer attached to an upper portion of a housing. A portion of the housing defines a closable reservoir for a supply of water. Means are provided in the housing for operatively communicating with a lower portion of the reservoir to communicate the water under pressure to the sprayer at predetermined intervals for a predetermined period of time. The water, being communicated to the sprayer, is emitted as a mist. A false bottom extends laterally from a lower portion of the housing for supporting fruits and vegetables above the false bottom. The closable container may be a bag or a cavity in the sidewall of the vegetable crisper, separate from the housing and communicating through a tube that connects with a lower portion of the housing. When originally installed in a refrigerator, the sprayer attaches to an interior wall and extends into a vegetable crisper drawer. A solenoid-actuated valve selectively communicates water to the sprayer from a pressurized supply of water.
Inventors:
BISHOP JERRY W
Application Number:
PCT/US1995/000596
Publication Date:
August 31, 1995
Filing Date:
January 17, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HYDRO CRISPER INC (US)
International Classes:
F25D23/00; A23B7/00; A23B7/04; A23B7/05; A23B7/148; A47J47/10; B65D81/24; F24F6/00; F25D17/04; F25D25/02; (IPC1-7): A23B/
Foreign References:
| US4567732A | 1986-02-04 | |||
| US4860555A | 1989-08-29 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0812132A4
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