Door panel for a merchandiser
AssigneeHussmann Corporation
InventorsRick M. LaMontagne, Venkata Sai charan Sunkara, Sunil K. Vennu, Ian J. Weathers
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Abstract
A door is configured to be coupled to a merchandiser. The door includes a first opaque panel and a second opaque panel coupled to the first opaque panel. The first and second opaque panels define a cavity therebetween. The door also includes a hinge coupled to at least one of the first opaque panel or the second opaque panel, a stiffener positioned in the cavity and in contact with the first and second opaque panels, and an insulative material disposed within the cavity and configured to bond to one or both of the first opaque panel and the second opaque panel to form a rigid door. The hinge is configured to pivotably couple the door to the merchandiser.
Claims19
A door configured to be coupled to a merchandiser, the door comprising:
- a first opaque panel;
- a second opaque panel coupled to the first opaque panel, the first and second opaque panels defining a cavity therebetween;
- a hinge coupled to at least one of the first opaque panel or the second opaque panel and configured to pivotably couple the door to the merchandiser;
- a stiffener positioned in the cavity and coupled to the first and second opaque panels;
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- an insulative material disposed in the cavity and configured to bond to one or both of the first opaque panel and the second opaque panel to form a rigid door panel.
A door configured to be coupled to a merchandiser, the door comprising:
- an opaque shell defining a cavity;
- a hinge support temporarily affixed to an internal surface of the opaque shell, the door configured to support a panel via the hinge support;
- an insulative material disposed within the cavity and configured to expand within the cavity;
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- a handle support disposed within the cavity and a handle coupled to the handle support, wherein the handle is coupled to the opaque shell in response to an expansion of the insulative material within the cavity,
- wherein the hinge support is permanently coupled to the internal surface of the opaque shell in response to expansion of the insulative material within the cavity.
A door configured to be coupled to a merchandiser supporting product, the door comprising:
- a first opaque panel;
- a second opaque panel coupled to the first opaque panel and including a pocket, the first and second opaque panels defining a cavity therebetween;
- an insulative material disposed within the cavity;
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- at least a portion of an inventory management system positioned within the pocket, the inventory management system configured to be oriented in a direction toward the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.