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A refrigerating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing having at least one food storage compartment. A fan and an evaporator are provided for generating a stream of chilled air. A delivery duct carries the chilled air to a delivery vent opening in the food storage compartment and

A refrigerating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing having at least one food storage compartment. A fan and an evaporator are provided for generating a stream of chilled air. A delivery duct carries the chilled air to a delivery vent opening in the food storage compartment and an air return duct carries air from a return vent opening in the food storage compartment back to the fan and evaporator. A food storage drawer is mounted in the food storage compartment and is slidably movable between an open and closed position. The drawer has inlet and outlet vent openings to positions adjacent the delivery and return vent openings when the drawer is in its closed position. Movable dampers are mounted adjacent each vent opening and are biased toward a closed position blocking the vent openings. Push rods are mounted on the ducts and the drawer which engage and open the dampers when the drawer is moved into its closed position thereby allowing air to flow between the delivery vent opening and the inlet opening and between the outlet opening and the return vent opening. When the drawer is moved out of its closed position, the springs bias the dampers to their closed positions.

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A refrigerating apparatus comprising: a housing having at least one food storage compartment; means for generating a flow of chilled air; an air delivery duct extending from the chilled air generating means to the food storage compartment for delivering chilled air from the chilled air generating me

A refrigerating apparatus comprising: a housing having at least one food storage compartment; means for generating a flow of chilled air; an air delivery duct extending from the chilled air generating means to the food storage compartment for delivering chilled air from the chilled air generating means to the food storage compartment, said air delivery duct comprising at least one delivery vent opening within the food storage compartment; a return duct extending from the food storage compartment to the chilled air generating means for return of air from the food storage compartment to the chilled air generating means, said return duct comprising at least one return vent opening in the food storage compartment; at least one food storage drawer having front, rear, side and bottom walls and an open top slidably mounted in the food storage compartment and afforded slidable movement therein from a closed position wherein the interior of the drawer is enclosed within the food storage compartment and an open position spaced-apart forwardly from the closed position which provides access to the interior of the drawer; and means for automatically blocking the delivery vent opening and the return vent opening when the drawer is in its open position and for unblocking the delivery vent opening and return vent opening when the drawer is moved into its closed position.