Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc.

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc.

Carrier Corporation

Specialty Equipment, Inc.

Specialty Equipment Companies, Beverage Air Division

Ronald D Upton

Harry A Brancheau

Robert J Reese

Michael A Branz

Timothy J Roberts

Eugene Duane Daddis

Wendell Wilson

Michael A Baker

Dan G Hopkins

Edmund S Richardson

E Duane Daddis, Jr

A refrigerated cold beverage merchandiser () includes an enclosure defining an insulated, refrigerated display cabinet () and a compartment () heat insulated therefrom wherein a compressor () a condenser () and a condenser fan () are disposed. The condenser () is formed by a plurality of in-line tube banks (). Each tube bank () is a serpentine tube formed a plurality of unfinned, straight tube segments () extending in parallel rows () between a pair of spaced, opposed end plates () and elbow turns () connecting neighboring straight tube segments () in a conventional manner. Each successive tube bank () is arranged with the other tube banks so that respective parallel tube rows () are disposed in-line from the front to the rear of the condenser () or with each successive tube bank being offset in a slightly staggered arrangement.

Refrigerated merchandiser with foul-resistant condenser

Handle for a bottle cooler

A refrigerated cold beverage merchandiser () includes an enclosure defining an insulated, refrigerated display cabinet () and a compartment () heat insulated therefrom wherein a compressor () a condenser () and a condenser fan () are disposed. The condenser () is formed by a plurality of in-line tube banks (). Each tube bank () is a serpentine tube formed a plurality of parallel straight tube segments () extending in horizontal rows () between a pair of spaced, opposed end plates () and elbow turns () connecting neighboring straight tube segments () in a conventional manner. Each successive tube bank () is aligned with the other tube banks so that respective parallel tube rows () are disposed in-line from the front to the rear of the condenser ().

Air curtain cooler

A refrigerated display case and process of illuminating the case is provided. The display case has a support mullion ( ) positioned in proximity to a glass door. A fluorescent lamp ( ) is located within a lateral opening along either side of the support mullion ( ). A diffusing lens ( ) is positioned within the lateral opening, opposite the lamps, scattering the light as it passes through from the side of the mullion and through the diffusing lens ( ). The glass door provides a reflective surface which reflects a substantial portion of the scattered light towards the interior space of the display case.

Display case having a mullion with recessed light fixtures

In a refrigerated display cabinet, the door frame includes a top rail, a bottom rail, and a pair of opposed side rails. At least one of the rails of the door frame is formed as a unitary structure that forms part of a channel that receives a central panel of the door, receives a lighting fixture and receives a gasket for sealing the door against a wall of the cabinet or against a mullion. A generally L-shaped retainer member engages the rail, the door's central panel and a lamp shield and is selectively removable to facilitate installation and/or replacement of the central panel of the door. The side rail can be configured with a utility compartment that is configured so as to be capable of housing a locking mechanism or a casting for a hinge mounting, depending on how the door is mounted to the cabinet. A handle can be mounted to the exterior surface of the side rail.

Display case with door-mounted internal lighting

A rack for a shelf which may be mounted to an existing shelf. The rack has a series of front and rear securing clasps which maintain the rack in a tensioned fashion to the shelf. The rack provides a series of product sleeves defined by overhead rails. Stop members at the front and rear of the rails secure the rails in place and allow the rack to be reversible. The reversible nature of the rack also allows variation of the selected stop height within a single rack. The rack may be a part of a gravity feed shelf assembly.

Gravity flow shelving system

Two door refrigerator with curved doors

Refrigerated drink container merchandiser

Curved profile, flat door merchandiser

Curved glass merchandizer

A beverage merchandiser for refrigerating and displaying single-serving containers disposed on gravity feed shelves has a refrigerated compartment accessed by sliding, multi-pane glass panel doors mounted on rollers engaging side-by-side overhead tracks. An evaporator is disposed inside the refrigerated compartment near the top and rear walls of same and is configured with a shallow height relative to the depth of the evaporator to save space. A duct panel forms a duct along the top wall of the refrigerated compartment to direct cooled air from the evaporator toward the product nearest the doors of the merchandiser to keep this product cool, since it is the next-to-be-purchased product. The glass panes of the doors are kept defogged by a defogging mechanism. One of the defogging mechanisms uses air warmed in a housing for the condenser and compressor and provides same to a slot oriented in a grill, which is disposed beneath the bottom edge of the doors. The warmed air is removed from the housing through a blower connected to the slot via a flexible conduit. In an alternative embodiment of the defogging mechanism, a slot is provided in an exit chute disposed above the top of the door panels. An enclosure is provided behind an illuminated sign in which is disposed a light fixture and a blower. The heat generated by the light used in the fixture is forced through the chute by the blower and directed into the glass panels from above the door panels.

Next-to-be-purchased cold beverage merchandiser

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Spartanburg, SC, United States of America

Ronald D Upton