Patent · US Expired

Produce cooler

US4377935A · kind A · utility

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7References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 1981
Grant dateMar 29, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 14, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D17/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A produce cooler for cooling produce placed on the floor in an enclosure and wherein the enclosure includes a cooling compartment for cooling air passing therethrough. The floor is formed of sections spaced apart to form slots therebetween through which cooling air can pass. Air passages are positioned beneath the floor in communication with the cooling compartment to carry air from the slots. A fan forces air through the cooling compartment such that produce placed along the slots will have air drawn thereacross for cooling.

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