Merchandise display case

Abstract

A merchandise display case has a housing having a plurality of housing walls forming an access opening, a roller-type cover shiftable between an extended closed position extending across and substantially closing the opening and a retracted open position generally clear of the opening, and a seal engaged between the cover and at least one respective wall of the housing. The cover has a pair of opposite side edges and an end edge bridging the side edges. The seal is engaged with at least one of the edges.

1 . A merchandise display case comprising:
 a housing having a plurality of housing walls forming an access opening;   a roller-type cover shiftable between an extended closed position extending across and substantially closing the opening and a retracted open position generally clear of the opening; and   a seal engaged between the cover and at least one respective wall of the housing.   
   
   
       2 . The display case defined in  claim 1  wherein the cover has a pair of opposite side edges and an end edge bridging the side edges, the seal being engaged with at least one of the edges. 
   
   
       3 . The display case defined in  claim 2  wherein the seal is secured to the housing and the cover moves relative to the seal. 
   
   
       4 . The display case defined in  claim 2 , further comprising:
 fastening means for securing the seal to the cover for movement therewith.   
   
   
       5 . The display case defined in  claim 4  wherein the fastening means include a magnet, a screw fastener, or a rivet. 
   
   
       6 . The display case defined in  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a second such housing adjacent the first-mentioned housing;   a second such cover on the second housing with side edges of the covers confronting and adjacent each other, the seal extending between the confronting side edges.   
   
   
       7 . The display case defined in  claim 6  wherein the seal is of H-section and has on one side a pair of spaced flanges gripping one of the confronting side edges and on the other side another pair of spaced flanges gripping the other of the confronting side edges. 
   
   
       8 . The display case defined in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 deforming means mounted on the housings for deflecting two of the flanges of the seal away from the cover for separation of the seal from the cover.   
   
   
       9 . The display case defined in  claim 4  wherein the seal has a core and a pair of flanges projecting from the core and gripping one of the side edges. 
   
   
       10 . The display case defined in  claim 9  wherein the core is elastically deformable. 
   
   
       11 . The display case defined in  claim 10  wherein the core and flanges are unitarily formed of an elastomer. 
   
   
       12 . The display case defined in  claim 9  wherein the core is provided with a tubular seal element. 
   
   
       13 . The display case defined in  claim 9  wherein the core is provided with a brush seal element. 
   
   
       14 . The display case defined in  claim 9  wherein the core has a thickness generally equal to that of the cover. 
   
   
       15 . The display case defined in  claim 9  wherein the seal is fixed to the cover and comprises two side seals on the side edges and an end seal on the end edge and bridging the side seals. 
   
   
       16 . The display case defined in  claim 15  wherein the housing walls include a pair or vertical side walls having front edges flanking the opening, a top wall bridging the side walls and having a front edge vertically bounding the opening, a floor wall bridging the side walls below the top wall and having a front edge vertically bounding the opening, and a back wall connected to rear edges of the side, top, and floor walls. 
   
   
       17 . The display case defined in  claim 16 , further comprising
 a cooler in the housing for circulating refrigerated air therein.   
   
   
       18 . The display case defined in  claim 1  wherein the cover is formed by a plurality of stiff and hinged-together horizontal slats.