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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Sanden Vendo America, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Scott Winters, Keller, TX (US);
Chad Kielmeyer, Dallas, TX (US);
Vishal Dali, Murphy, TX (US);
Larry Hieb, Murphy, TX (US);
Assignee:
SANDEN VENDO AMERICA, INC., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/08 (2006.01); A47F 3/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/71 (2015.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/665 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 3/0478 (2013.01); A47F 3/0439 (2013.01); A47F 3/0469 (2013.01); E05B 65/0021 (2013.01); E05B 65/0042 (2013.01); E05F 15/71 (2015.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); E05B 47/0004 (2013.01); E05F 15/665 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes various types of open-air display cases for displaying, storing, and/or vending food, beverages, or other products having a movable barrier that can be automatically positioned over an open front or side of such a unit to prevent access to the products therein when temperatures, component failure, lost power supply, or other variables affect the condition of the items stored in the display case, and methods of using such units.