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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
David W. Dickey, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Paul D. Fogarty, Saint Peter, MO (US);
Garrick N. Mcfarland, Granite City, IL (US);
Denise Slatton, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Raymond P. Twohy, Saint Peters, MO (US);
David W. Dickey, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Paul D. Fogarty, Saint Peter, MO (US);
Garrick N. McFarland, Granite City, IL (US);
Denise Slatton, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Raymond P. Twohy, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Abstract
A merchandiser including a case defining a product display area for supporting and displaying food product. The case includes a case frame that has at least one mullion defining an opening into the product display area, a door that is positioned over the opening and pivotably coupled to the case frame for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a door hold open mechanism attached to either the mullion or the door. The other of the mullion and the door defines a channel, and the door hold open mechanism includes an engagement member that is outwardly biased from the mullion or the door to which the door hold open mechanism is attached such that the engagement member is engageable with the other of the mullion and the door within the channel to hold the door in the open position.