Patent ID: 9392886
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A47F,F25C,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerated merchandiser for selling bags of ice provided on a pallet, the merchandiser comprising: a refrigerated cabinet including a bottom wall, a top wall, and a pair of side walls defining a refrigerated merchandise storage area; a insulated front wall hingedly attached to the cabinet to rotate about a generally vertical axis, the insulated front wall being movable between an open position that permits a pallet loaded with a plurality of bags of ice to be slid on to the bottom wall of the merchandise storage area using a wheeled lifting device and a closed position covering the merchandise storage area; a gasket that creates a seal between the insulated front wall and the cabinet when the insulated front wall is in the closed position; and an opening through the insulated front wall with a selectively movable cover that is movable between a closed position that covers and seals the opening and an open position withdrawn from the opening that permits a consumer to access and remove at least one of the plurality of bags of ice from the merchandise storage area through the opening in the insulated front wall while the insulated front wall is in the closed position.