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An example of why you should not search CASSIS with keywords


Here is the database record:
 Patent Number        5203833
 Issue Year           93
 Assignee Code        0
 State / Country      FL
 Classification       165/41 62/244 62/337 62/457.7 62/457.9
 Title                Food storage container heated and cooled by
                      conditioned air in a motor vehicle
 Abstract             A food storage container heated and cooled by
                      conditioned air in a motor  vehicle is provided which
                      consists of a housing having a compartment for  the
                      placement of the food therein. A structure connected
                      between the  compartment of the housing and a conduit
                      line carrying the conditioned air therethrough is for
                      diverting the conditioned air into the compartment of
                      the housing for heating and cooling the food.

The words car, automobile, dashboard, and refrigerator do not appear anywhere in this record. A keyword search for any of those words will fail to retrieve this record.

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