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1. A refrigerated display cabinet comprising:
a housing defining a display chamber; a refrigeration system for circulating refrigerated air within the display chamber; at least one shelf mounted in the chamber for receiving items to be displayed; and at least one door which, when closed, serves to isolate the air within the display chamber from the external ambient air and which can be opened to gain access to the chamber from outside the cabinet; wherein refrigerated air from said refrigeration system moves within the display chamber, directly contacting and chilling the display items; and wherein a primary flow path for refrigerated air is defined within the chamber, the primary flow path extending around the interior of the chamber through a channel defined by at least one aperture adjacent to or within and the at least one shelf; and wherein, opening the at least one door obstructs the channel and causes refrigerated air to be deflected to flow in a secondary flow path around a lower part of the chamber and around said refrigeration system; and wherein, the at least one shelf additionally serves to isolate the refrigerated air in the secondary flow path from the external ambient air when the at least one door is open, and wherein the lower part of the chamber defined by the secondary flow path is of a lesser volume than the entire chamber. |
