Refrigerated merchandise display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10034559-B2
Application number	US-201715675326-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2017
Priority date	Mar 2, 2016
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

A merchandise display system for storing and dispensing merchandise is provided. The merchandise display system includes an outer housing, a transparent front door, a refrigeration unit, and a door that includes an extended canopy. The merchandise display system also includes a front grille for a refrigeration system having a surface adjacent a curved surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A merchandise display system, the display system comprising:
an outer housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, and a back wall; and
a door, the door including:
a frame surrounding a front surface, the frame including:
a top frame;
a first side frame having a first channel positioned adjacent the top frame;
a second side frame having a second channel positioned adjacent the top frame; and
a bottom frame, and

an extended canopy, the extended canopy including:
a bottom surface;
a first member to engage the first channel; and
a second member to engage the second channel;

wherein the extended canopy is detachably attached to the top frame, the first side frame, and the second side frame.

2. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the extended canopy extends above the top wall of the outer housing.

3. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein a width of the bottom surface is approximately equal to a width of a top surface of the top frame.

4. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the first member is a cantilever beam having an overhang on its end to engage a slot in the first channel.

5. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the front surface is transparent.

6. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a bracket that extends away from the front surface, and
wherein the bottom surface includes a recess to engage the bracket.

7. The merchandise display system of claim 6 , wherein a fastener detachably attaches the extended canopy to the bracket.

8. The merchandise display system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second extended canopy, the second extended canopy including:
a top surface;
a third member to engage a third channel in the first side frame positioned adjacent the bottom frame; and
a fourth member to engage a fourth channel in the second side frame positioned adjacent the bottom frame;

wherein the second extended canopy is detachably attached to the bottom frame, the first side frame, and the second side frame.

9. The merchandise display system of claim 8 , wherein a width of the top surface is approximately equal to a width of a bottom surface of the bottom frame.

10. The merchandise display system of claim 8 , wherein the frame includes a second bracket that extends away from the front surface, and
wherein the top surface includes a recess to engage the second bracket.

Assignees

• Pepsico Inc

Inventors

• Stolarz Christian
• Nooli Praveen Kumar
• Broen Martin
• Lim Stephen

Classifications

• A47F3/0404 Primary

  Cases or cabinets of the closed type (A47F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25D23/02

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• A47F3/043

  Doors, covers (A47F3/0434 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25D2400/18

  Aesthetic features · CPC title

• F25D2323/00274

  from the front bottom · CPC title