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A refrigerated open display case has receptacles or holders for directly receiving wet-pack shipping containers, so that flowers do not need to be repacked into vases. A laminar flow of chilled air over the flowers establishes a laminar flow boundary layer with the warmer ambient air. An array of pe

A refrigerated open display case has receptacles or holders for directly receiving wet-pack shipping containers, so that flowers do not need to be repacked into vases. A laminar flow of chilled air over the flowers establishes a laminar flow boundary layer with the warmer ambient air. An array of perforations serve as chilled air supply openings on the vertical riser walls, and chilled air is discharged in a laminar flow. A return air intake grille extends across the cabinet below the front of the lowermost shelf, in an undercut transverse recess. The front part of each shelf member has a chamfer or downward slope. The receptacles for the wet-pack containers can include cutouts that extend onto the chamfered front parts of the shelves. The forward wall of the container is exposed above the chamfer, which facilitates insertion and removal. Inside the cabinet, the coldest air leaving the evaporator coil passes in contact with the underside of the shelf members and with the containers. Alternatively, the containers can be suspended on hangers supported on the perforated vertical walls.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [7.] Refrigerated display case for flowers or other merchandise, with laminar flow boundary layer, comprisinga cabinet having a back, sides and an open front display portion, the front display portion including at least one vertical wall disposed at a rear of said display portion;air coo

[ I claim:] [7.] Refrigerated display case for flowers or other merchandise, with laminar flow boundary layer, comprisinga cabinet having a back, sides and an open front display portion, the front display portion including at least one vertical wall disposed at a rear of said display portion;air cooling means within said cabinet for producing a continuous laminar flow of chilled air out through an array of chilled air supply openings in said vertical wall, including a return air intake; chilling means for chilling air that enters said return air intake; said array of plurality of chilled air supply openings arranged across said vertical wall being operative to discharge said chilled air in a laminar flow path through said display portion towards said return air intake; and means for moving air from said return air intake through said chilling means to said chilled air supply openings; anda plurality of holders adapted to receive directly wet-pack upright floral shipping containers so that the flowers can be displayed therein in the cabinet display portion without repacking the flowers into vases, each of said holders having an aperture of oblong shape to match the shape of the wet-pack shipping container, and including means for suspending said holders on said vertical wall;wherein said means for suspending includes an arrangement of one or more hooks adapted to penetrate said chilled air supply openings to suspend the associated holders from the vertical wall.