Reach-in door for refrigerated cabinets
First Claim
1. A door for a refrigerated cabinet comprisingan insulated glass unit of rectangular shape, said unit having at least a pair of glass panes and a perimeter spacer system maintaining said glass panes in parallel spaced apart relation;
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each said rail having four walls defining a central hollow box and a first pair of walls outstanding from said box to define a first channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner; and
each said stile having a pair of walls defining a channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner.
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Abstract
The door is constructed for a refrigerated cabinet and includes an IG unit of rectangular shape and a frame surrounding the unit. The frame is formed of a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic stiles. Each stile is secured at each end to a respective end of each of the rails by screws. Each rail and stile receives the IG unit in a recessed manner. Full perimeter gasketing of the door is obtained by a vertical gasket on the stile on the hinged side of the door and a pair of horizontal seals on the cabinet opposite the rails of the door.
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Citations
11 Claims
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1. A door for a refrigerated cabinet comprising
an insulated glass unit of rectangular shape, said unit having at least a pair of glass panes and a perimeter spacer system maintaining said glass panes in parallel spaced apart relation; - and
a frame surrounding said insulated glass unit, said frame including a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic stiles, each said stile being secured at each end thereof to a respective end of each of said rails; each said rail having four walls defining a central hollow box and a first pair of walls outstanding from said box to define a first channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner; and each said stile having a pair of walls defining a channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In combination
a refrigerated cabinet; -
a plurality of doors mounted on said cabinet in side-by-side relation for movement between a closed position relative to said cabinet and an open position relative to said cabinet, each said door having an insulated glass unit of rectangular shape, said unit having at least a pair of glass panes and a perimeter spacer system maintaining said glass panes in parallel spaced apart relation; and a frame surrounding said insulated glass unit, said frame including a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic stiles, each said stile being secured at each end thereof to a respective end of each of said rails; each said rail having four walls defining a central hollow box and a first pair of walls outstanding from said box to define a first channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner; and each said stile having a pair of walls defining a channel receiving said insulated glass unit in a recessed manner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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