Food pan carrier
US7134552B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J47/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The food pan carrier has a pan carrier body and a pan carrier door. The pan carrier door is slidable relative to the pan carrier body from an open to a closed position. When the door is in the closed position, the food pan carrier will maintain food that has been heated to at least 185° at a minimum of 141° for an extended period of time. The pan carrier body has grooves in which the food pan door is received. The food pan door preferably has rails that are slidable in the grooves. The door slides in the grooves from a second end to a first end of the grooves. As the door slides from the open to the closed position, it moves toward a sealing surface that circumscribes an opening through which food pans are inserted and removed from the pan carrier body. In the fully closed position, the door sealingly engages the sealing surface that circumscribes the opening through which food pans are inserted and removed.
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