Patent ID: 9541326
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A47F,F25D

Claim:
1. A merchandiser comprising: a case defining a product display area including a canopy having an electrical raceway; and a panel defining aesthetic fascia for the canopy, the panel coupled to the canopy at a pivot and movable between a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and a second position providing access to the electrical raceway, the pivot defining a pivot axis about which the panel is movable between the first position and the second position, wherein the panel is cantilevered outward and forward from the pivot adjacent a front of the canopy in the second position, wherein, in the second position, a center of gravity of the panel is located forward of the pivot axis such that the weight of the panel is configured to hold the panel in the second position without an external force being applied to the panel.