System for holding food in a ready-to-serve state
US6735958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This invention relates to a system for holding food in ready-to-serve state, comprisingone or several heat-conducting plates (6) on which the food can be placed, either directly or in dishes, in ready-to-serve fashion;one or several Peltier elements or similar devices and one or several heating elements, each of which is or can be thermally coupled to the plate(s) (6) and/or to the dishes;one or several selector switches (22) as operating controls or the radio-signal receivers of such selector switches by means of which it is possible to select temperatures and/or temperature cycles and/or warming or cooling modes of the plate(s) (6),a control unit by means of which, in response to the selection made via the selector switches (22), the Peltier element(s) can be enabled to cool the plate(s) and/or the Peltier element(s) and/or the heating element(s) can be energized to heat the plate(s).
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