Chafer
US6698334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A chafer comprising a support frame, a food service pan, a cover, a cover pivoting assembly, a cover mounting assembly and a cover damper assembly. The cover has a peripheral edge and is pivotably mounted on the support frame by the cover pivoting assembly. The support frame supports the pan under the cover. The cover mounting assembly releasably mounts the cover to the cover pivoting assembly to enable the cover to be pivoted about a horizontal axis from a fully closed position to an intermediate, partially open position and to a fully open position, and vice versa. The cover is arranged to be automatically held in the fully closed, partially open or fully open positions by the mere movement of the cover to any of those positions.
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