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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Bill Nottingham, Cleveland, OH (US);
Bill Rabbitt, Cleveland, OH (US);
Lindsey Tufts, Cleveland, OH (US);
Nick Stanca, Cleveland, OH (US);
Henry Izzo, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Carter Calico, Rogers, AR (US);
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A merchandise display for displaying, refrigerating, and dispensing containers of a frozen product along an aisle may include a) a lower shelf and b) an upper shelf disposed above the lower shelf along a longitudinal axis of the merchandise display, c) a support portion operably coupled to the lower shelf and the upper shelf to form an assembly, radial extent of the assembly from the longitudinal axis forming a radial envelope of the merchandise display, and d) at least one refrigerating appliance configured to keep the frozen product frozen, disposed on the lower shelf or the upper shelf, and including a door configured to be moved between opened and closed positions to expose and close, respectively, the refrigerating chamber remaining within the radial envelope of the merchandise display.