Insulated transport cabinets for food and the like
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-031/00
E05D-011/00
E05D-003/02
E05D-005/12
E05D-001/00
E05D-007/10
E05C-003/12
E05C-003/14
출원번호
US-0427325
(2017-02-08)
등록번호
US-10130171
(2018-11-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Olson, Jeffrey C.
Robinson, Todd
출원인 / 주소
INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
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12
초록▼
The present disclosure provides an insulated transport cabinet for food or the like having a housing, a door, a hinge cover, and a hinge pin. The housing includes a barrel portion adjacent to a front surface and extending between top and bottom ends. The barrel portion includes a longitudinal axis,
The present disclosure provides an insulated transport cabinet for food or the like having a housing, a door, a hinge cover, and a hinge pin. The housing includes a barrel portion adjacent to a front surface and extending between top and bottom ends. The barrel portion includes a longitudinal axis, a gap separating the barrel portion into top and bottom barrel sections having first and second passageways aligned with the longitudinal axis, respectively. The door includes a hinge adjacent to a side surface and including a third passageway aligned with the longitudinal axis. An inner surface of the hinge pin complements an outer surface of the hinge. The hinge pin passes through the first, third, and second passageways. The door pivots about the longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position. The longitudinal axis is offset from a center plane of the door.
대표청구항▼
1. A door mounting and sealing structure for an insulated transport cabinet, the door mounting and sealing structure comprising: a housing comprising: an interior compartment having a peripheral wall; anda first groove extending into the peripheral wall; anda door attached to the housing and moveabl
1. A door mounting and sealing structure for an insulated transport cabinet, the door mounting and sealing structure comprising: a housing comprising: an interior compartment having a peripheral wall; anda first groove extending into the peripheral wall; anda door attached to the housing and moveable between an open position and a closed position, the door comprising: a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface, and a back surface substantially perpendicular to the first side surface and the second side surface;a hinge adjacent to and integrally formed with the first side surface, the hinge pivotally attaching the door to the housing; anda first rib disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the door adjacent to the back surface, the first rib shaped and sized to engage the first groove of the housing when the door is in the closed position, wherein:a cross-section of the first rib taken transverse to a length of the first rib is tapered along the length of the first rib and at least a cross-sectional height of the first rib is greater at a lengthwise center portion of the first rib than at opposing lengthwise end portions of the first rib. 2. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 1, wherein the first rib comprises a top rib disposed adjacent to a top surface of the door, a bottom rib disposed adjacent to a bottom surface of the door, and a first side rib disposed adjacent to the first side of the door. 3. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 2, wherein a cross-section of each of the top rib, the bottom rib, and the first side rib taken transverse to a respective length of each of the top rib, the bottom rib, and the first side rib is non-uniform along the respective length of each of the top rib, the bottom rib and the first side rib. 4. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 3, wherein both of a cross-sectional width and a cross-sectional height of each of the top rib, the bottom rib, and the first side rib is greater at a lengthwise center portion of each of the top rib, the bottom rib, and the first side rib than at opposing lengthwise end portions of each of the top rib, the bottom rib, and the first side rib. 5. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 2, wherein a corner of the perimeter of the door adjacent to the top surface and the first side surface includes a flat portion located between the top rib and the first side rib. 6. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 1, wherein: a front surface of the housing includes a second groove and the back surface of the door includes a second rib sized and shaped to complement the second groove;the second rib is substantially parallel to the second side surface of the door and is disposed adjacent to the second surface of the door; andthe second rib engages the second groove when the door is in the closed position. 7. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 1, wherein the first groove and the first rib are configured to create a fluid-tight seal when the door is in the closed position to prevent fluid leaks. 8. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 1, wherein: the housing further comprises:a barrel portion adjacent to a front surface of the housing and extending between a top end and a bottom end, the barrel portion comprising: a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the barrel portion;a gap located intermediate the top end and the bottom end, the gap separating the barrel portion into a top barrel section and a bottom barrel section;a first passageway in the top barrel section, the first passageway substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis; anda second passageway in the bottom barrel section, the second passageway substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis, wherein:the hinge further comprises a third passageway substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis;a hinge pin passes through the first passageway, the third passageway, and the second passageway; andthe door is adapted to pivot about the longitudinal axis to move between the open position and the closed position. 9. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 8, wherein the door includes a center plane disposed between the back surface of the door and a front surface of the door, the center plane is substantially parallel to the front surface and the back surface, and the longitudinal axis is offset from the center plane. 10. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 9, wherein the first rib of the door and the first groove of the housing are fully disengaged when the door is pivoted greater than or equal to about 3° about the longitudinal axis from the closed position. 11. The door mounting and sealing structure of claim 8, further comprising a latch comprising: a fixed end pivotally connected to the housing;a free end;a stem extending between the fixed end and the free end; anda holder adjacent to the free end;wherein the latch is adapted to pivot between an unlocked position and a locked position; andwherein the stem of the latch is at least partially disposed in a latch slot, and a back surface of the holder engages a front surface of the door when the latch is in a locked position to maintain the door in the closed position.
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