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US 8,756,949 B2Granted
Cooling device
AssigneeEnvent AS
InventorsKurt Steinar Nyheim, Jan Ragnar Stokke
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Abstract
Cooling device with a cooling unit connected to a cooling means for providing cooled air to the surroundings and which is located over an area for arranging merchandise to be refrigerated. The device includes a frame structure to be suspended freely over a merchandising area, with the cooling unit being arranged in the frame structure together with the further parts of a refrigerating unit.
Claims9
In combination,
- a support constructed and arranged for holding objects to be cooled on an upper surface thereof,
- a cooling device for providing cooled air to objects on the upper surface of the support, said cooling device comprising a frame which is selectively positioned and suspended over the support, the frame comprising a refrigerating unit having an evaporator comprising substantially vertical fins for cooling air, the frame being free of attachment to the support,
- wherein air cooled by the evaporator falls downwardly onto the support to cool objects thereon;
- wherein the support comprises a sales base which is arranged independent of the frame;
- and
- wherein the sales base is provided with a box for accommodating objects which has an upper bottom and a lower bottom, the lower bottom being sloped downwardly and provided with a drain valve.
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A cooling device for providing cooled air to an object, said cooling device comprising:
- a frame;
- a refrigerating unit disposed on the frame;
- said refrigerating unit comprising an evaporator comprising vertical fins;
- wherein the frame is freely positioned and suspended over the object;
- wherein air cooled by the evaporator falls onto the object, and thereby cools the object;
- and
- wherein at least one side of the frame is provided with a downwardly extending blind.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.