Patent ID: 8430460
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A47F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A merchandiser comprising: a case defining a product display area and configured to be supported on a support surface; a first lid disposed over a first portion of the product display area and movable between an open position providing access to the first portion of the product display area and a closed position limiting access to the first portion of the product display area; a second lid located adjacent the first lid and disposed over a second portion of the product display area, the first lid and the second lid cooperating with each other to enclose the first and second portions of the product display area, the second lid movable between an open position providing access to the second portion of the product display area and a closed position limiting access to the second portion of the product display area, and the second lid oriented on the case so that the second lid is at least partially disposed under the first lid when one of the first lid and the second lid is moved toward the corresponding open position; a first handle assembly including a first handle coupled to and rotatable relative to the first lid as the first lid moves between a first lid open position and a first lid closed position; a second handle assembly including a second handle coupled to and rotatable relative to the second lid as the second lid moves between a second lid open position and a second lid closed position, the first handle and the second handle oriented such that a top of the first handle and a top of the second handle are at the same height above the support surface; wherein the first handle assembly includes a first handle base non-rotatably attached to the first lid and the second handle assembly further includes a second handle base non-rotatably attached to the second lid, and wherein the first handle is rotatably coupled to the first handle base and the second handle is rotatably coupled to the second handle base; and wherein the second handle base defines a space accommodating an edge of the first lid such that a portion of the first lid is disposed under the second handle when one of the first lid and the second lid is moved to the corresponding open position.