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Heating and cooling food storage cabinet

Assignee: Foster Refrigerator Corp
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Filing: 1960-02-11
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1980-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence H Foster
  • 👤 Harold E Bush

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 07:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J39/00; A47J39/006; F; F25; F25D; F25D19/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/918; Y10S165/919

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
A FOOD STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING INSULATED WALLS TO PROVIDE A FOOD STORAGE SPACE WITH AN OPENING AT THE FRONT, A MULLION DIVIDING THE OPENING IN THE FRONT OF THE CABINET, SAID MULLION DIVIDING THE OPENING SLOT THEREIN, A VERTICALLY ARRANGED DRAWER SLIDABLE INTO AND OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH THE SLOT IN THE FRONT TO DIVIDE THE FOOD STORAGE SPACE INTO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS, SAID DRAWER MOUNTING A COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER, EVAPORATOR AND METERING DEVICE CONNECTED TO PROVIDE A REFRIGERATING CIRCUIT IN A PORTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED UNIT, A HEATER IN SAID DRAWER, AND PARTITION WALLS DIVIDING SAID DRAWER INTO SEPARATE PASSAGEWAYS, ONE SET OF PARTITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE EVAPORATOR AND HAVING OPEN INGS COMMUNCATING WITH ONE COMPARTMENT TO DEFINE A PASSAGEWAY FOR CIRCULATING AIR IN SAID COMPARTMENT OVER OVER THE EVAPORATOR, ANOTHER SET OF PATITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE HEATER AND HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER COMPARTMENT TO DEFINE A PASSAGEWAY FOR CIRCULATING AIR FROM THE OTHER COMPARTMENT OVER THE HEATER, AND ANOTHER SET OF PATITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE CONDENSER AND HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING OUTSIDE AIR OVER THE CONDENSER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
A FOOD STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING INSULATED WALLS TO PROVIDE A FOOD STORAGE SPACE WITH AN OPENING AT THE FRONT, A MULLION DIVIDING THE OPENING IN THE FRONT OF THE CABINET, SAID MULLION DIVIDING THE OPENING SLOT THEREIN, A VERTICALLY ARRANGED DRAWER SLIDABLE INTO AND OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH THE SLOT IN THE FRONT TO DIVIDE THE FOOD STORAGE SPACE INTO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS, SAID DRAWER MOUNTING A COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER, EVAPORATOR AND METERING DEVICE CONNECTED TO PROVIDE A REFRIGERATING CIRCUIT IN A PORTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED UNIT, A HEATER IN SAID DRAWER, AND PARTITION WALLS DIVIDING SAID DRAWER INTO SEPARATE PASSAGEWAYS, ONE SET OF PARTITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE EVAPORATOR AND HAVING OPEN INGS COMMUNCATING WITH ONE COMPARTMENT TO DEFINE A PASSAGEWAY FOR CIRCULATING AIR IN SAID COMPARTMENT OVER OVER THE EVAPORATOR, ANOTHER SET OF PATITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE HEATER AND HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER COMPARTMENT TO DEFINE A PASSAGEWAY FOR CIRCULATING AIR FROM THE OTHER COMPARTMENT OVER THE HEATER, AND ANOTHER SET OF PATITION WALLS ENCLOSING THE CONDENSER AND HAVING OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE APPARATUS FOR CIRCULATING OUTSIDE AIR OVER THE CONDENSER.

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