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US3206943A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerator having a movable refrigeration unit therein

Assignee: Borg Warner Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-09
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-02-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Virgil C Rice
  • 👤 George I Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 05:24
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D19/00; F25D17/00; F25D17/04; F25D17/06; F25D17/062; F25D17/065; F25D19/02; F25D2317/00; F25D2317/06; F25D2317/066; F25D2317/0661; F25D2317/067; F25D2400/00; F25D2400/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING A REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT AND A REFRIGERATION UNIT COMPARTMENT FORMED THEREIN, SAID CABINET COMPARTMENTS HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED FRONT OPENINGS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID CABINET HAVING FLUES THEREIN OPENING INTO THE REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT AND THE UNIT COMPARTMENT FOR INTERCONNECTING THE COMPARTMENTS, A REFRIGERATION UNIT HAVING A REFRIGERATING FLUE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH WITH OPENINGS ADAPTED TO BE RESPECTIVELY ALIGNED WITH THE FLUE OPENING IN THE REFRIGERATION UNIT COMPARTMENT, A PAIR OF RAILS SECURED TO SAID CABINET ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE UNIT COMPARTMENT AND ENGAGING SAID UNIT ON INSERTION OF SAID UNIT THROUGH THE FRONT OPENING IN SAID UNIT COMPARTMENT, SAID RAILS BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS TO SLIDABLY SUPPORT SAID UNIT FOR POSITIONING SAID UNIT ON SAID RAILS WITH THE FLUE OPENINGS IN ALIGNED POSITION AND FOR ELEVATING SAID UNIT TO TELESCOPE SAID FLUES TO COMPLETE A CIRCULATORY AIR PATH THROUGH THE FLUES AND THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT, COOLING MEANS IN THE UNIT FLUE ADAPTED FOR LOWERING THE TEMPREATURE OF AIR PASSING THROUGH THE UNIT FLUE, AND MEANS FOR FORCING THE AIR THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY PATH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING A REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT AND A REFRIGERATION UNIT COMPARTMENT FORMED THEREIN, SAID CABINET COMPARTMENTS HAVING VERTICALLY SPACED FRONT OPENINGS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID CABINET HAVING FLUES THEREIN OPENING INTO THE REFRIGERATION COMPARTMENT AND THE UNIT COMPARTMENT FOR INTERCONNECTING THE COMPARTMENTS, A REFRIGERATION UNIT HAVING A REFRIGERATING FLUE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH WITH OPENINGS ADAPTED TO BE RESPECTIVELY ALIGNED WITH THE FLUE OPENING IN THE REFRIGERATION UNIT COMPARTMENT, A PAIR OF RAILS SECURED TO SAID CABINET ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE UNIT COMPARTMENT AND ENGAGING SAID UNIT ON INSERTION OF SAID UNIT THROUGH THE FRONT OPENING IN SAID UNIT COMPARTMENT, SAID RAILS BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS TO SLIDABLY SUPPORT SAID UNIT FOR POSITIONING SAID UNIT ON SAID RAILS WITH THE FLUE OPENINGS IN ALIGNED POSITION AND FOR ELEVATING SAID UNIT TO TELESCOPE SAID FLUES TO COMPLETE A CIRCULATORY AIR PATH THROUGH THE FLUES AND THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT, COOLING MEANS IN THE UNIT FLUE ADAPTED FOR LOWERING THE TEMPREATURE OF AIR PASSING THROUGH THE UNIT FLUE, AND MEANS FOR FORCING THE AIR THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY PATH.

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