Patent ID: 7591144

Claim:
A merchandiser for cooling and displaying produce, comprising: a frame defining a cooled air plenum; a unit cooler for supplying cooled air to said plenum; a shelf mounted to said frame below a first cooled air passageway in communication with said plenum, said shelf having a rear end proximate to said first cooled air passageway and a front end distant from said first cooled air passageway; a drawer slidably mounted to said frame below said shelf and below a second cooled air passageway in communication with said plenum; and a return air channel defined in said shelf adjacent said front end of said shelf; wherein cooled air that spills from said shelf travels through said return air channel toward a portion of said drawer remote from said second cooled air passageway, and cooled air that spills from said drawer is received by said unit cooler for further cooling.