Patents Assigned to Hoshizaki America, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5775789
    Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet includes first and second inner side walls therein, and a rear wall disposed at a rear portion of the cabinet. A pair of first container supports is provided for the cabinet, with each of the first container supports being mounted on the first and second inner side walls of the cabinet. The pair of first container supports are configured to engage and support a container of a first size therebetween. A pair of second container supports are provided, and are attached to the pair of first container supports. The pair of second container supports are configured to support a second container thereupon, with the second container being of a second size which has a larger width than the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Rainey, Donald Dunn
  • Patent number: 5622416
    Abstract: A foot pedal door opener device for side-by-side doors of a cabinet includes a right side foot pedal for opening a left side door of the side-by-side doors, and a left side foot pedal for opening a right side door of the side-by-side doors. The right and left side foot pedals are pivotably attached to pivot points on the cabinet. Actuator members are fixedly attached to the right and left side foot pedals. The actuator members are disposed to engage the opposite doors when a foot pedal is actuated, thereby opening the opposite door. The actuator members extend from one foot pedal toward the other foot pedal, such that a portion of the actuator members are in an overlapping, non-interfering relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Rainey, Emory Taylor
  • Patent number: 5560221
    Abstract: A beverage cooling system has an ice storage bin having a mechanical agitator disposed therein. The ice storage bin includes an opening at a bottom portion thereof, and the mechanical agitator is actuable to mechanically agitate ice in the ice bin and mechanically force ice through the opening. An ice guide is disposed adjacent the opening in the ice storage bin. A cold plate is disposed adjacent the ice guide. The cold plate has an inclined upper surface thereof and includes at least one beverage line disposed underneath the upper surface. The ice guide is positioned to deflect and guide ice onto the inclined upper :surface of the cold plate, wherein the ice is moved along the upper surface by mechanical force provided by an actuation of the agitator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Snelling, Junichi Hida