Patent ID: 8061556
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. An automated freezer comprising: a freezer compartment for storing food therein contained in a removable cartridge; a removable cartridge located in the freezer compartment for storing at least one item; a platform moveable within said removable cartridge in response to a request for said at least one item; a retention mechanism to retain at least a portion of said at least one item in the automated freezer when said cartridge is removed from the automated freezer, wherein said retention mechanism is a plurality of arms moveable between a first position and a second position, and said plurality of arms enter said inner passage when in said first position and said plurality of arms do not enter said inner passage when in said second position; and a buffer defining an inner passage, said buffer having a lower end and said retention mechanism, wherein said cartridge further includes an upper end, and said upper end of said cartridge is received in said lower end of said buffer.