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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Richard J Gothier, Mesa, AZ (US);
Aero Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An adapter arrangement is provided for connecting the inlet opening of a cold air distribution chute with the cold air discharge opening of a refrigeration unit that is mounted in a opening contained in the front wall of the body of a refrigeration vehicle, characterized in that the forward portion of the chute is collapsed upwardly upon the application of a vertical force thereto, thereby to prevent tearing or damage of the chute. The bottom edge of the chute inlet opening is connected with a weighted horizontal rod or bar that is guided for vertical sliding movement on vertical guide rods that are mounted by brackets on opposite sides of the cold air discharge opening of the refrigeration unit. Each end of the horizontal rod is connected with the associated guide rod by a connecting member that is telescopically slidably connected with the rod.