Refrigerated merchandiser
AssigneeFood Trust of Prince Edward Island Limited
InventorWoodrow Wilson
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Abstract
A refrigerated merchandiser is based on a frame that defines a refrigeration chamber that houses a unit cooler, which is in communication with a cooled air plenum that, in turn, is in communication with a display chamber. The unit cooler supplies cooled air to the plenum. The cooled air that is supplied to the plenum is then provided to a shelf that is mounted in the display chamber. Additionally, the cooled air is provided to at least one drawer, which is slidably mounted in the display chamber.
Claims21
A merchandiser for cooling and displaying produce comprising:
- a frame defining a cooled air plenum;
- a unit cooler for supplying cooled air to said plenum;
- a shelf mounted to said frame below a first cooled air egress passageway in communication with said plenum;
- and
- a drawer slidably mounted in said frame below a second cooled air egress passageway in communication with said plenum;
- wherein said merchandiser is adapted such that cooled air that spills out of one of said shelf and said drawer is received by the other of said shelf and said drawer;
- and
- wherein said merchandiser is adapted such that cooled air that spills out of the other of said shelf and said drawer is received by said unit cooler for further cooling.
A merchandiser for cooling and displaying produce comprising:
- a frame defining a cooled air plenum;
- a unit cooler for supplying cooled air to said plenum;
- a shelf mounted to said frame below a first cooled air egress passageway in communication with said plenum;
- and
- a drawer slidably mounted in said frame below a second cooled air egress passageway in communication with said plenum, wherein said drawer includes:
- a drawer front wall;
- a drawer floor angled slightly downward toward said drawer front wall and extending to a forward extent that is short of said drawer front wall;
- and
- a perforated wall extending vertically upwards along the width of said drawer;
- wherein said merchandiser is adapted such that cooled air that spills out of one of said shelf and said drawer is received by the other of said shelf and said drawer;
- and
- wherein said merchandiser is adapted such that cooled air that spills out of the other of said shelf and said drawer is received by said unit cooler for further cooling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.