| 摘要 |
A refrigeration apparatus having item thawing means wherein items normally stored in a freezer compartment of the apparatus are automatically transferred to an above-freezing temperature refrigerator compartment seriatim for dispensing thereof in a thawed condition. In the illustrated embodiment, the items are food items. The food items are stored in a rack within the freezer compartment and are dispensed through an opening in the wall between the freezer and refrigerator compartments automatically as a result of the removal of a food item previously delivered to the refrigerator compartment for thawing therein. The automatic movement of the food items is effected by gravity. Structure is provided for cooperating with the food items in the communicating passage for effectively closing the passage against airflow between the compartments.
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