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US 9,541,326 B2Granted
Merchandiser including accessible canopy
AssigneeHussmann Corporation
InventorMichael A. Grill
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Abstract
A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area. The case includes a canopy defining an electrical raceway, and a panel that defines aesthetic fascia for the canopy. The panel is coupled to the canopy and movable between a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and a second position providing access to the electrical raceway. The panel is cantilevered outward from adjacent a front of the canopy in the second position.
Claims20
A merchandiser comprising:
- a case defining a product display area including a canopy having an electrical raceway;
- and
- a panel defining aesthetic fascia for the canopy, the panel coupled to the canopy at a pivot and movable between a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and a second position providing access to the electrical raceway, the pivot defining a pivot axis about which the panel is movable between the first position and the second position,
- wherein the panel is cantilevered outward and forward from the pivot adjacent a front of the canopy in the second position,
- wherein, in the second position, a center of gravity of the panel is located forward of the pivot axis such that the weight of the panel is configured to hold the panel in the second position without an external force being applied to the panel.
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A merchandiser comprising:
- a case defining a product display area including a canopy defining an electrical raceway supporting wiring structure of the merchandiser;
- a panel defining aesthetic fascia for the canopy and coupled to the canopy at a location rearward of a front of the canopy, the panel movable forward relative to the canopy about the coupling location to a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and movable rearward from the first position to a second position providing access to the electrical raceway;
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- two support members spaced apart from each other across a front of the case,
- wherein the panel is pivotally coupled to and cantilevered from both support members.
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A merchandiser comprising:
- a case defining a product display area including a canopy and an electrical raceway supporting wiring structure of the merchandiser;
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- a support member coupled to the canopy and defining a pivot recess adjacent a rearward end of the support member;
- a panel defining aesthetic fascia for the canopy including a pivot member formed at an end of the panel, the pivot member cooperating with the pivot recess to define a pivot, the panel extending forward from the pivot in a first position to enclose the electrical raceway, the panel movable rearward about the pivot relative to the canopy from the first position to a second position to provide access to the electrical raceway, and the panel movable about the pivot forward from the second position to the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.