IP Library Granted Patent US 7,896,450
Granted Patent B2
US 7,896,450 · App. 11/970,572 · Granted Mar 1, 2011

Showcase

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Patent No.
US 7,896,450
App. No.
11/970,572
Granted
Mar 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A showcase has a front wall which defines a showroom for a commodity in cooperation with other walls on a customer side, and includes a transparent portion. The showcase also has a support device that supports the transparent portion in such a way that the transparent portion is allowed to be translated to a direction away from the showroom.

Claims (12)

1. A showcase comprising:

a front wall including a transparent portion defining a showroom for a commodity in cooperation with other walls on a customer side,

a main frame supporting the front wall and other walls,

a mechanical room under the showroom accommodating at least a part of a heating system for heating the commodity,

a support device between the front wall and the main frame, including slide bars spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the front wall and integrally secured to the front wall and guide rails horizontally disposed in the mechanical room, with each slide bar slidably engaged with a guide rail, supporting the front wall and allowing the front wall to be translated to a direction away from the showroom, and

an engagement unit for restricting movement of the front wall, including an elastically deformable engagement member having a projection and an engagement plate having a hole for receiving the projection,

wherein the projection of the engagement member engages with the edge of the hole when the front wall is positioned closest to the main frame in the closed position.

2. The showcase according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement unit further includes a release lever for deforming the engagement member to release the projection from the hole.

3. The showcase according to claim 2 , wherein the engagement unit further includes a magnet.

4. The showcase according to claim 2 , wherein the engagement unit further includes a magnetic packing for securing airtightness of the showroom.

5. The showcase according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement unit further includes a magnet.

6. The showcase according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement unit further includes a magnetic packing for securing airtightness of the showroom.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN PATENT NOS. 6129293, 7574813, 8238525, 8083454, D545888, D467946, D573242, D487173, AND REMOVE 8750534 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047208 FRAME 0635. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053545/0524 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050473/0388 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038489 FRAME: 0677. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 9, 2018
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047208/0635 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038489/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2008
From: YAMAZAKI, SHOUICHI; KANBAYASHI, NOBUO; ZUSHIDA, HAYATO
To: SANDEN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020330/0446 →