Refrigerated front and rear loading dairy handling case
US4034572A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47F2003/066
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An open-fronted refrigerated display case permitting shoppers direct access to goods displayed therein which also allows loading thereof by the movement of a loaded cart into a stationary location within the display case from the front direction or the rear direction, the case including a stationary housing which defines a refrigerated enclosure which further defines a front opening and a rear wall area and a case floor, the front opening having an air curtain extending thereover created by the passage of refrigerated air from air outlets along the upper edge of the front opening to air inlets along the lower edge of the front opening, also including an air circuit means to communicate the air from the inlet to the outlet and through the refrigeration device to form the air curtain from refrigerated air, also including a door means extending over at least a portion of the rear wall area with the remainder of the rear wall area covered by a curtain means, the door means being mounted within at least one track and the insulating curtain being mounted immediately adjacent the single track such that the door is slidably mounted within the track and when moved to an open position the cu…
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