General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Clear plastic basket with a harder opaque plastic green handle.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.5 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Barns & buildings

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Vortex

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

2013

Canada

Type of container developed and patented in Canada for Canadian growers, consumers and retailers needs. They are used now nationally throughout major food retailers in Canada. Vortex Awarded Ontario Premier’s Award for Fruit Packaging Innovation in 2012. The company name, “Vortex” was derived from the Litespeed Vortex bicycle. The owner of Vortex is an avid cyclist and as such, felt the company should be named after this impressive bike.

Function

To hold and protect tender fruit from the grower to the retailer.

Technical

This product is an innovation done by Mr. Phil Short over 40 years of experience. Mr. Short is a tender fruit grower in the Niagara region, near Ste-Catharines. He is also President of Vortex and owner of NBF Produce Ltd., one of the Niagara Dealer Shippers. NBF represents & markets over 400 acres of tender fruit and has established direct relationships with major corporate chain stores since 1972. Vortex has successfully registered several design patents through its innovative thinking. These designs have resulted in Vortex being a leader in packaging for the local fruit industry The clear plastic allows the consumers to see the product. The containers have flip-up handles for convenience. They are built to withstand being stacked four-high in retail displays. Also, they protect the products because once the lid is snap-closed, the product is no more touch by human hands until it is bought by the consumer and used at home. The lid also prevents other consumers to take products from one basket and top up another and also prevent the fruits from falling out. The lid also serve to maintain moisture levels in the fruit. Short says the help keep the products for about seven days longer than other containers. The baskets are designed for tender fruit (peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries) but also for green house peppers and cherry tomatoes, Brussel sprouts, potatoes and other products.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on side decal: "Ontario/ Fruit/ Fruit de/ l'Ontario"/ Decal on back of basket: "PRODUCT OF CANADA [/] PRODUIT DU CANADA/ FRUITLAND ONTARIO [Ontario logo]/ 3 LITRES/ FRUITLAND ONTARIO [Ontario logo]/ OF PRODUCT [/] DE PRODUIT/ NO. 1 CANADA NO1/ NIAGARA/ Seasonal/ FRUIT/ NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ON L0S 1J0"/ Embossed on bottom: "U.S. Patent No./ D630.507/ [logo]/ Vortex Packaging Niagara Inc./ [recycling logo]/ VORTEX 3L/ [logo]/ Minimum 50%/ Post-Consumer Recycled Content/ Minimum de 50%/ de produit recycle post-consummation"/ Plasticized paper SKU label on bottom also reads: "3L PEACH[/] PECHE"/ Print on handle: "[recycling logo] [maple leaf logo] GROWN IN / CANADA/ FRUITLAND ONTARIO [Ontario logo]/ Cultive au/ Canada/ [maple leaf logo]"/

Missing

Complete

Finish

Clear plastic container with dark green plastic handle. Colourful decal on one side and on one end of basket. Embossed manufacturer's information on bottom of basket. Handle is attached to the basket and has red and white writing. Plasticized paper SKU label on bottom.

Decoration

Decal on side of basket has images of fruit such as peaches, cherries, pears grapes and apples. Stylistic writing.