Refrigeration – Display type – With air controlling or directing means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-05
2005-04-05
Tapolcai, William E. (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Display type
With air controlling or directing means
C062S408000, C454S193000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06874331
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for creating a horizontal air curtain for a cooler doorway has at least one air moving device; at least one motor powering the air moving device; a control system including a sensor, the control system providing power to operate the motor when the sensor detects that the door of the cooler is open; and at least one air discharge nozzle mounted adjacent to the air moving device directing air emitted by the air moving device to create a curtain of air that flows generally horizontally across at least a portion of the doorway.
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Chandler Michael S.
Scallion Larry R.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
Shurtz Steven P.
Tapolcai William E.
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