Display case for foods

Abstract

Display case ( 10 ) for foods comprising a display compartment ( 12 ) for a plurality of transparent containers ( 14 ) arranged inside a perimeter containing barrier ( 25 ) made with transparent panels ( 26 a, 26 b ); the display compartment ( 12 ) is defined by a lower base ( 17 ), by a transparent upper covering element ( 19 ), by a transparent front wall ( 20 ) and by two sides ( 21 ) that extend below the display plane of the containers ( 14 ) and are transparent so that the display compartment ( 12 ) and the containers ( 14 ) can be observed also from above and from a lateral position.

1 . Display case of the horizontal type for foods, particularly for ice cream and similar contained in containers ( 14 ) such as tubs, comprising at least a containment and display compartment ( 12 ) containing a plurality of said containers ( 14 ) arranged on at least a front row, adjacent to each other and the upper surface of which defines at least a display plane which extends along the front of said containment and display compartment ( 12 ), said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) being defined by a lower base ( 17 ), by an upper covering element, by two sides ( 21 ) and by a transparent front wall ( 20 ), characterized in that said front wall ( 20 ) extends below the display plane of said containers ( 14 ) which is located lower inside said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) so that the front side of said containers ( 14 ) can also be observed.  
   
   
       2 . Display case as in  claim 1 , characterized in that said sides ( 21 ) extend below the display plane of said containers ( 14 ) which is located lower inside said containment and display compartment ( 12 ), and are totally transparent so that said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) can also be observed from a lateral position.  
   
   
       3 . Display case as in  claim 1 , comprising at least a front containing barrier ( 25 ) defining an area for the circulation of conditioned air and inside which said containers ( 14 ) are arranged, characterized in that said front containing barrier ( 25 ) is defined by at least a front transparent panel ( 26   a ).  
   
   
       4 . Display case as in  claim 3 , characterized in that said barrier also includes transparent lateral panels ( 26   b ).  
   
   
       5 . Display case as in  claim 3  or  4 , characterized in that said panels ( 26   a ,  26   b ) are double glazed.  
   
   
       6 . Display case as in  claim 3  or  4 , characterized in that said panels ( 26   a ,  26   b ) are supported by transparent profiles ( 27 ).  
   
   
       7 . Display case of the horizontal type for foods, particularly for ice cream and similar contained in containers ( 14 ) such as tubs, comprising at least a containment and display compartment ( 12 ) containing a plurality of said containers ( 14 ) arranged on at least a front row, adjacent to each other and substantially co-planar, the upper part of said containers ( 14 ) defining at least a display plane which extends along said containment and display compartment ( 12 ), said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) being defined at the lower part by a lower base ( 17 ), at the upper part by an upper covering element, laterally by two at least partly transparent sides ( 21 ) and at the upper part by a transparent front wall ( 20 ) so that the user can see, characterized in that said upper covering element ( 19 ) is transparent so that said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) can be observed from above.  
   
   
       8 . Display case of the horizontal type for foods, particularly for ice cream and similar contained in containers ( 14 ) such as tubs, comprising at least a containment and display compartment ( 12 ) containing a plurality of said containers ( 14 ) arranged on at least a front row, adjacent to each other and substantially co-planar, the upper part of said containers ( 14 ) defining at least a display plane which extends along said containment and display compartment ( 12 ), said containers ( 14 ) resting on support means able to keep them suspended, characterized in that said support means ( 22 ) are transparent, so that both the part of said containment and display compartment ( 12 ) below said support means ( 22 ), and also the lower portion of said containers ( 14 ), are visible from the outside.  
   
   
       9 . Display case as in  claim 8 , characterized in that said containers ( 14 ) are of the transparent type, so that said foods are visible through them.  
   
   
       10 . Display case as in any claim hereinbefore, characterized in that it is of the refrigerated type to display and preserve ice cream in containers consisting of tubs ( 14 ).  
   
   
       11 . Display case as in claims  8  and  10 , characterized in that said support means ( 22 ) comprise a plurality of uprights ( 23 ), on which the upper edges of said tubs ( 14 ) rest, and spacer profiles ( 24 ) located between said tubs ( 14 ).