Air curtain guides for refrigerators
An air curtain guide mounting kit for attaching an air curtain guide to an open-display refrigerator, the kit comprising: an arm adapted to be mounted to the refrigerator; and a bracket comprising an engagement section adapted to be connected to an air curtain guide, and a mounting section connected to the engagement section and adapted to form a hinged connection with the arm.
1. A kit, comprising:
an arm configured to be coupled to a refrigerator, the arm including at least one of a recess or a through-hole;
a bracket that includes an engagement section configured to be coupled to an air curtain guide, the bracket including a protrusion configured to engage the at least one of the recess or the through-hole to form a hinged connection with the arm;
a locking mechanism configured to transition between a first state in which the protrusion is disposed within the through-hole such that the bracket and arm are prevented from moving relative to one another and a second state in which the bracket and arm are movable relative to one another; and
a button connected to the protrusion such that actuation of the button disengages the protrusion from the at least one of the recess or the through-hole to place the locking mechanism in the second state.
2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the engagement section of the bracket is configured to receive the air curtain guide by way of a snap-fit action.
3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the engagement section of the bracket includes a first recess configured to mate with a first edge of the air curtain guide and a second recess configured to mate with a second edge of the air curtain guide opposite the first edge of the air curtain guide.
4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the engagement section of the bracket is configured to be coupled to the air curtain guide by way of a mechanical fastener.
5. The kit of claim 4 , wherein the engagement section of the bracket includes a recess configured to receive the mechanical fastener.
6. The kit of claim 1 , wherein:
the protrusion is formed on a mounting portion of the bracket; and
the bracket, including the engagement section and the mounting portion, is monolithically formed.
7. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is configured to form a hinged connection to the arm by way of a snap-fit action.
8. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is rotatable within the at least one of the recess or the through-hole.
9. The kit of claim 1 , wherein:
the protrusion is a first protrusion;
the at least one of the recess or the through-hole is at least one of a first recess or a first through-hole;
the arm includes at least one of a second recess or a second through-hole; and
the bracket includes a second protrusion configured to engage the at least one of the second recess or the second through-hole.
10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is constructed of at least one of: nylon, glass-injected nylon, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, acrylic, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified.
11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the arm is made of a metal or a metal alloy.
12. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is constructed of at least one of aluminium, iron, steel, or stainless steel.
13. A kit, comprising:
an arm configured to be coupled to a refrigerator;
a bracket configured to form a hinged connection with the arm to couple the air curtain guide to the arm;
a locking mechanism configured to transition between a first state in which the bracket and arm are prevented from moving relative to one another and a second state in which the bracket and arm are movable relative to one another; and
a button connected to a protrusion such that actuation of the button disengages the protrusion from a recess in the arm to place the locking mechanism in the second state.
14. The kit of claim 13 , wherein:
the recess includes a through-hole; and
the protrusion is configured to engage the through-hole to form a hinged connection.
15. An open-display refrigerator, comprising:
an air curtain guide;
an arm coupled to the open-display refrigerator, the arm including at least one of a recess or a through-hole;
a bracket coupling the air curtain guide to the arm, the bracket including a protrusion configured to engage the at least one of the recess or the through-hole to form a hinged connection with the arm
locking mechanism configured to transition between a first state in which the protrusion is disposed within the at least one of the recess or the through-hole such that the bracket and arm are prevented from moving relative to one another and a second state in which the bracket and arm are movable relative to one another; and
a button connected to the protrusion such that actuation of the button disengages the protrusion from the at least one of the recess or the through-hole to place the locking mechanism in the second state.
16. The open-display refrigerator of claim 15 , further comprising a product pusher cassette located in a product display space of the open-display refrigerator.
17. The open-display refrigerator of claim 16 , wherein the product pusher cassette includes a product-receiving section and a product-pushing section.
18. The open-display refrigerator of claim 16 , wherein the product pusher cassette is slidably mounted in the product display space of the refrigerator.
19. The open-display refrigerator of claim 16 , wherein the arm is positioned below the product pusher cassette.