Steam-table-pan carrying cover with pan-retaining stop
US5762226A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is the combination of a steam table pan for keeping food warm and a cover for lifting and carrying the pan. The pan is of the type including a container portion, a pair of side edges and a pair of end edges. All of the edges protrude away from the container portion and one of the end edges includes a downwardly-turned lip. The cover has a pair of side channels, each for engaging a respective side edge of the pan, and each side channel includes an upper member, an edge panel extending downwardly from the upper member, and a lip extending inwardly from the edge panel. The upper member and the lip of each of the side channels are spaced apart by a first dimension. In the improvement, the cover includes an end channel having an upper component, an end panel extending downwardly from the upper component, a ledge extending inwardly from the end panel and a stop extending upwardly from the ledge. The stop has a border spaced from the upper component by a second dimension which is less than the first dimension.
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