Patent ID: 7357000
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A47F,F25D

Abstract:
1. In a temperature controlled case defining a space for storage of products, including a cooling system configured to circulate a coolant to maintain a temperature of the products in the space, the improvement comprising a deck formed as a unitary member and disposed within the space, the deck having alternating planar segments and bent segments defining a stepped configuration to provide a plurality of product support surfaces configured to support the products and a first cooling element coupled to the deck and configured to receive a coolant from the cooling system so that a first one of the product support surfaces is configured to provide contact cooling to the products at a first temperature, and a second cooling element coupled to the deck and configured to receive coolant from the cooling system so that a second one of the product support surfaces is configured to provide contact cooling to the products at a second temperature; wherein at least one of the bent segments comprise an aperture configured to permit drainage of liquids from the deck.