Patent ID: 7318321
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
1. A refrigerated display case adapted for use on a shopping floor of a retail store, the refrigerated display case adapted to receive at least one wheeled cart having food product, the refrigerated display case comprising: a case having a refrigeration component at least partially located in the air passageway to cool air directed to the product display area through the outlet, the cooled air provided to maintain the food product at the desired temperature when the wheeled cart is received within the product display area, at least a portion of the cooled air in the product display area returning to the refrigeration component through the inlet and the lower return flue; and a ramp coupled to the case and movable between a stored position and an operating position adapted to form a bridge between the floor and the cart surface, the ramp including a first plate pivotably coupled at one end to the cart support surface, and a second plate pivotably coupled to the opposite end of the first plate.