Condensate evaporator apparatus

An improved refrigerated storage enclosure of the type having a plurality of upstanding side walls at least one of which has a doorway therethrough, a floor member beneath said side walls, a refrigerator compressor and condenser mounted within said enclosure and operatively connected to an evaporator coil for cooling the inside of said enclosure, wherein the improvement comprises:

• dissipator mens for receiving a condensate from said evaporative coil;
• heating element means for hastening evaporation of the condensate accumulated in the dissipator means;
• frame means for housing the dissipator means, said frame means including means for permanently securing said frame means to the refrigerated storage enclosure;
• means for detecting a selected level of the accumulated condensate in the dissipator means;
• means for activating the heating element when the selected level has been reached;
• safety means, connected to the heating element means, for providing an indication of a safe time period for removing the dissipator means;
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• means for removably attaching said dissipator means within said frame means in order to enable the dissipator means to be freely inserted into and removed from the refrigerated storage enclosure, thus facilitating cleansing, maintenance and replacement of both the dissipator means and the means for hastening evaporation.

An improved refrigerated storage enclosure of the type having a plurality of upstanding side walls at least one of which has a doorway therethrough, a floor member beneath said side walls, a refrigerator compressor and condenser mounted within said enclosure and operatively connected to an evaporator coil for cooling the inside of said enclosure, wherein the improvement comprises:

• dissipator means for receiving a condensate from said evaporative coil;
• means, comprising a heating element, for hastening evaporation of the condensate accumulated in the dissipator means, said heating element being disposed within and connected to the dissipator means;
• frame means for housing the dissipator means, said frame means including means for permanently securing said frame means to the refrigerated storage enclosure;
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• means for detecting a selected level of the accumulated condensate in the dissipator means and means for activating the heating element when the selected level has been reached, said means for detecting comprising
• a guide stem including a magnetically activated reed switch, and
• a magnetized float slidably disposed along said guide stem;
• safety means, connected to the heating element, for providing an indication of a safe period for removing the dissipator means, said safety means including a light emitting diode electrically connected to the heating element;
• and
• means for removably attaching said dissipator means within said frame means in order to facilitate cleansing, maintenance and replacement of the dissipator means and means for hastening evaporation, said means for removably attaching including
• a pair of quick release fasteners disposed on a proximal end of the dissipator means, and
• means, including a resilient clip disposed on a distal end of the frame mens, for enabling slidable removal of the dissipator means and the heating element upon manual release of the quick release fasteners.