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Heated food service system

US4126775A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1977
Grant dateNov 21, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 1, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B2031/026
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A food service system for institutional or other use is provided by a stack of insulated trays and a cart. In one embodiment the cart includes a heating and/or cooling source with an outlet and a return. The trays are provided with openings to permit the passage of heated or cooled air from the outlet through the stack to the return. In another embodiment the trays and cart are combined with a refrigeration unit and a heating unit to permit simultaneous heating and cooling of food portions held in the trays.

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