# US 10,117,525 B2 · Uni-body merchandiser

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- Number: US 10,117,525 B2
- Document ID: US10117525B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/836,398
- Filed: 2013-03-15
- Published: 2014-09-18
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15
- Assignees: Hussmann Corporation
- Applicants: Hussmann Corporation
- Inventors: Rick M. LaMontagne; David Dickey; Denise Slatton; Ed Sample
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10117525B2

## CPC

- A47F 3/0447: {with air curtains}
- A47F 3/0469: {Details, e.g. night covers}
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS

## Abstract

A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area and having a base and a rear wall coupled to the base. The rear wall has a rear wall component that defines a channel. The case further includes a plurality of shoes partially disposed in the rear wall component within the channel and positioned below the base to support the case on a surface. Load-bearing foam insulation material is disposed in the channel and partially encloses the shoes. The shoes and the rear wall component are coupled together by the load-bearing foam insulation material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A merchandiser comprising:
a case defining a product display area, the case including a base and a rear wall coupled to the base, the rear wall partially defining an airflow passageway in airflow communication with the product display area and having a rear wall component defining a channel separate from the airflow passageway, the case further including a shoe partially disposed in the rear wall component within the channel and positioned below the base to support the case on a surface, and load-bearing foam insulation material disposed in the channel and partially enclosing the shoe;
wherein the shoe and the rear wall component are coupled together by the load-bearing foam insulation material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the rear wall component includes a rib protruding outward from the rear wall, and wherein the load-bearing foam insulation material is disposed in the rib.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The merchandiser of claim 2, wherein the shoe has a first shoe portion and a second shoe portion, and wherein the first shoe portion is disposed in the channel and the second shoe portion is coupled to the base.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The merchandiser of claim 3, wherein the base is a single piece element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The merchandiser of claim 3, wherein the case includes a plurality of shoes and wherein the base includes a plurality of leg components, each of the leg components including a portion of one of the shoes.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The merchandiser of claim 3, wherein the base defines a flue and includes a pivotable liner.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The merchandiser of claim 6, wherein the rib is a first rib, wherein the merchandiser includes a canopy disposed above the product display area, and wherein the rear wall component includes a second rib extending between the canopy and the base and laterally spaced apart from the first rib.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The merchandiser of claim 7, wherein a first panel is coupled to a first stepped portion of the first and second ribs to define the airflow passageway, and a second panel is coupled to a second stepped portion of the first and second ribs to define another airflow passageway, and wherein each of the airflow passageways is in airflow communication with the flue and the canopy.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The merchandiser of claim 1, wherein the channel is filled with the load-bearing foam insulation.