High efficient night cover
AssigneeHussmann Corporation
InventorKen Nguyen
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Abstract
A night cover for a refrigerated merchandiser that is positionable to substantially enclose a product display area of the merchandiser. The night cover includes a first portion and a second portion that is disposed above the first portion. The second portion cooperates with the first portion to define a first surface area, and the second portion defines a second surface area and has an open section configured to permit ambient airflow through the night cover. A ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area is between approximately 7:1 and 18:1.
Claims21
A night cover for a refrigerated merchandiser and positionable to substantially enclose a product display area of the merchandiser, the night cover comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion disposed above the first portion and cooperating with the first portion to define a first surface area, the second portion defining a second surface area and including an open section configured to permit ambient airflow through the night cover,
- wherein a ratio of the first surface area to the second surface area is between approximately 7:1 and 18:1.
A refrigerated merchandiser comprising:
- a case defining a product display area and including an access opening adjacent the product display area;
- an air curtain directed across the access opening to condition the product display area;
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- a night cover coupled to the case and movable on the case from a stowed position to a deployed position extending across the access opening to substantially enclose the product display area, the night cover including an open section configured to permit ambient airflow through the night cover.
A night cover assembly for a merchandiser defining a product display area and having an access opening adjacent the product display area, the night cover assembly comprising:
- a housing attachable to the merchandiser;
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- a night cover coupled to the housing, the night cover having a stowed position in the housing and movable relative to the housing to a deployed position to extend across the access opening, the night cover including an open section configured to permit ambient airflow through the night cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.