Patent ID: 6367274
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
An improved cabinet for displaying and conserving foodstuffs, which permits self-service of foodstuffs by persons, the cabinet comprising:a counter including an inner section and at least one substantially horizontal outer section, said inner section having a width sufficient for arranging said foodstuffs thereon, and said at least one horizontal outer section having a width sufficient for placing a plate thereon to transfer at least a portion of said foodstuffs from said inner section, a shelf having a height above said inner section, the shelf comprising air flow directing means for applying an insect-preventing continuous air curtain of an unrefrigerated flow of air directed downwards from said shelf towards the substantially horizontal outer section, the continuous air curtain having a thickness corresponding to said width of said outer section, when said air flow directing means impells the air curtain onto said outer section, wherein said air flow directing means directs said flow of air solely onto said outer section and not onto said inner section, so that said air curtain prevents insects from accessing said inner section without said air curtain contacting said foodstuffs and impeding access to said inner section by said persons.