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Refrigerated cabinet with circulating air panels

Assignee: Dual Jet Refrigeration Co
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1982-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Beckwith Sterling
  • 👤 Robert E Vogel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 18:07
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F3/00; A47F3/04; A47F3/0439; A47F3/0443; A47F3/0447

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
IN A REFRIGERATED CABINET OF THE TYPE WHICH DEFINES AN ACCESS OPENING IN ONE WALL COMMUNICATING AN OTHERWISE ENCLOSED SPACE WITH THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE, AND WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF AIR INLETS AND A PLURALITY OF AIR NOZZLES, SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES EXTENDING IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ACROSS OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID ACCESS OPENING, PASSAGES COMMUNICATING EACH OF THE CORRESPONDING INLETS AND NOZZLES, SAID PASSAGES BEING INDEPENDENT AND BEING SEPARATELY DEFINED BY THE TOP, BOTTOM AND BACK WALLS OF SAID CABINET WHEREBY THE PASSAGES ARE OUT OF COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH SAID ENCLOSED SPACE EXCEPT THROUGH SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES, AND REFRIGERATION MEANS DISPOSED IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PASSAGES TO REFRIGERATE AT LEAST THE INNERMOST STREAM PASSING THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AND ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MEANS FOR CIRCULATING THE STREAMS OF AIR THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AND ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING IN THE FORM OF PANELS, SAID CIRCULATING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN EACH PASSAGE EXCEPT IN THE PASSAGE CONTAINING THE OUTERMOST STREAM, SAID OUTERMOST STREAM BEING CIRCULATED THROUGH CONTACT OF THE PANEL FORMED THEREBY WITH THE MOVING PANEL ADJACENT THERETO AS THESE PANELS CROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
IN A REFRIGERATED CABINET OF THE TYPE WHICH DEFINES AN ACCESS OPENING IN ONE WALL COMMUNICATING AN OTHERWISE ENCLOSED SPACE WITH THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE, AND WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF AIR INLETS AND A PLURALITY OF AIR NOZZLES, SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES EXTENDING IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ACROSS OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID ACCESS OPENING, PASSAGES COMMUNICATING EACH OF THE CORRESPONDING INLETS AND NOZZLES, SAID PASSAGES BEING INDEPENDENT AND BEING SEPARATELY DEFINED BY THE TOP, BOTTOM AND BACK WALLS OF SAID CABINET WHEREBY THE PASSAGES ARE OUT OF COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH SAID ENCLOSED SPACE EXCEPT THROUGH SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES, AND REFRIGERATION MEANS DISPOSED IN AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PASSAGES TO REFRIGERATE AT LEAST THE INNERMOST STREAM PASSING THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AND ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MEANS FOR CIRCULATING THE STREAMS OF AIR THROUGH SAID PASSAGES AND ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING IN THE FORM OF PANELS, SAID CIRCULATING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN EACH PASSAGE EXCEPT IN THE PASSAGE CONTAINING THE OUTERMOST STREAM, SAID OUTERMOST STREAM BEING CIRCULATED THROUGH CONTACT OF THE PANEL FORMED THEREBY WITH THE MOVING PANEL ADJACENT THERETO AS THESE PANELS CROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING.

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