Claims
- 1. A cold-storage appliance including:
at least one insulating container defining an external surface; a structure defining a vapour-sealable container compartment from which the container can be withdrawn to open the container and afford access to its interior and to which the container can be returned to close the container for cold storage of any items within the container; and circulating means for circulating air around the container compartment to expose the external surface of the container therein to said circulating air.
- 2. The appliance of claim 1, further comprising cooling means for cooling the interior but not the exterior of the container.
- 3. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the circulating means includes a fan.
- 4. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the circulating means includes a heater creating a convection current within the container compartment.
- 5. The appliance of claim 4, wherein the heater is positioned below the container when the container is in the container compartment.
Priority Claims (3)
Number |
Date |
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Kind |
0106164.7 |
Mar 2001 |
GB |
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0118281.5 |
Jul 2001 |
GB |
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0129853.8 |
Dec 2001 |
GB |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/471,943 filed Sep. 15, 2003, entitled AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT IN COLD STORAGE APPLIANCES, which is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/GB02/01158, filed Mar. 13, 2002, which claims priority to GB0106164.7, filed Mar. 13, 2001, GB0118281.5, filed Jul. 26, 2001, and GB0129853.8, filed Dec. 13, 2001.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10471943 |
Sep 2003 |
US |
Child |
10844751 |
May 2004 |
US |