Rethermalization system including food service dish
US5285051A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/919
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rethermalization system for rethermalizing food includes (a) a food service tray having a hot dish through-opening and the through-opening having a through-opening top edge, (b) a rethermalization cart including a cart frame, a plurality of heating pads supported within the cart frame, and a plurality of vertically spaced tray supports attached to the cart frame for supporting the food service tray at a plurality of alternative vertically spaced shelf locations, and in a tray support position such that the hot dish through-opening is disposed above one of the heating pads, and (c) a food service dish positionable in the hot dish through-opening of the food service tray. The food service dish has a bottom surface for allowing heat transfer to occur from the heating pad to food in the food service dish with the tray in the tray support position, The food service dish is positionable in a heating position when the tray is in the tray support position such that the bottom surface of the food service dish is supported by the heating pad and an upper lip of the food service dish is slightly raised and out of contact with hot dish through-opening edge. This prevents heat transfer betwee…
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