Abstract: A refrigerated display case for food stuffs diffuses a supply of dry chilled air around and about a plurality of cold shelves to preclude the formation of frost and to defrost the display case subsequent to introduction of warmer moist air. The flow of dry chilled air is exhausted through a port located above the top shelf, whereby natural convection within the display case insures continual exhaustion of the highest temperature air.
Abstract: A dual temperature merchandiser incorporating both upper and lower communicating compartments, the upper compartment for chilling food products, with the lower compartment disposed for holding frozen food products, a single refrigeration unit incorporating the condenser and compressor are provided for maintaining the chilled and freezing temperatures within their respective compartments, and evaporators operatively associated and rendered functional by the aforesaid condenser and compressor being provided within each of the compartments, thermostatic controls responsive to the temperatures maintained within each compartment a valve operatively associated with the thermostatic control maintained in the upper chilling compartment and providing for the flow, or curtailment thereof, of refrigerant through the evaporator maintained within said compartment for independently maintaining the chilling temperature therein, regardless of the continued transfer of refrigerant through the lower compartment and sustaining
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 1977
Date of Patent:
January 23, 1979
Assignee:
UMC Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
David F. Allgeyer, Donald A. Musgrave, Lester F. Reifeiss
Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet including a compartment for salad and another compartment for salad dressing, rendering both the salad and salad dressing easily accessible to the user, and dispensing means for the salad and salad dressing.