ETALAGE FRIGORIFIQUE

La présente invention concerne un étalage frigorifique du type à ouverture à l'avant permettant un accès direct aux marchandises. Cet étalage comprend un plancher plat et un grillage situé au même niveau que le plancher du magasin de sorte qu'on peut déplacer aisément les chariots de marchandises dans et hors de cet étalage. L'invention est utilisable pour l'étalage de produits laitiers, par exemple. A refrigerated display case of the type having an open-front air curtain design to allow direct access by shoppers to the goods displayed within the refrigerated environment therein, including a stationary display fixture which defines a refrigerated enclosure therein and which presents an open-front section having at least one air curtain extending thereover, the display case including upper outlets and lower inlets adjacent the single or multiple air curtains extending over the open-front section, further including at least one movable display cart adapted to transport goods into the interior of the display case and adapted to remain in this location upon the floor of the case for display of the goods thereon, the fixture including a lower air return duct extending from the front edge of the fixture below the case floor to the rear section of the case to provide a flat case floor at approximately the same level as the surrounding store floor to facilitate movement of the display carts into and out of the stationary display fixture.