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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
George A. Tuszkiewicz, Plymouth, MN (US);
Galen Hersey, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas Meehan, Edina, MN (US);
Mark Bedard, Greenfield Park, CA;
George A. Tuszkiewicz, Plymouth, MN (US);
Galen Hersey, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas Meehan, Edina, MN (US);
Mark Bedard, Greenfield Park, CA;
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A portable cooled merchandising unit including a product container assembly and a thermoelectric assembly. The product container assembly includes an interior floor and at least one interior panel extending from the floor and defining a portion of an interior region. An opening to the interior region is defined opposite the floor. A first airflow path is defined along at least a portion of the panel and fluidly connected to the opening. The thermoelectric assembly includes a thermoelectric device connected to a heat sink that is fluidly connected to the airflow path away from the opening. Further, a fan is positioned to circulate air from the thermoelectric device, through the airflow path, and to the opening.