3717-1-04.1(KK) Equipment, utensils, and linens: design and construction

Vending machine and bulk water machine doors, and openings.

(1)

Vending machine or bulk water machine doors and access opening covers to food and container storage spaces are to be tight-fitting so that the space along the entire interface between the doors or covers and the cabinet of the machine, if the doors or covers are in a closed position, is no greater than one-sixteenth inch or 1.5 millimeters by:

(a)

Being covered with louvers, screens, or materials that provide an equivalent opening of not greater than one-sixteenth inch or 1.5 millimeters. Screening of twelve or more mesh to one inch (2.5 centimeters) meets this requirement;

(b)

Being effectively gasketed;

(c)

Having interface surfaces that are at least one-half inch or thirteen millimeters wide; or

(d)

Jambs or surfaces used to form an L-shaped entry path to the interface.

(2)

Vending machine or bulk water machine service connection openings through an exterior wall of a machine are to be closed by sealants, clamps, or grommets so that the openings are no larger than one-sixteenth inch or 1.5 millimeters.