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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Thomas A Flanagan, St Louis Park, MN (US);
Thermo King Cofp., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A transport temperature control unit for a vehicle, the temperature control unit including a frame having a first rail member which defines a guide channel; and an access panel having a top access panel edge movable between a first position where the top edge is adjacent the frame and a second position where the top edge is located away from the frame, the access panel further including at least one hinge member with a flange fixed to the access panel and a guide portion located in the guide channel, the guide portion having a support portion with a center, the hinge being rotatable about the support portion center to move the access panel to the second. The access panel also being movable to a third position where the first edge is located a second distance from the frame. The hinge being rotatable about the center and movable linearly in the guide channel to move the panel to the third position.