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Removable divider for food warming apparatus

US7971523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 2007
Grant dateJul 5, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J39/006
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A food warming apparatus includes a cabinet with one or more heating compartments for holding one or more trays. Each tray has a rim extending outwardly from a tray opening and may contain previously cooked food portions. One or more dividers are removably mounted inside a heating compartment, dividing the heating compartment into a first sub-compartment and second sub-compartment. The one or more dividers include a first support flange that extends into the first sub-compartment and a second support flange that extends into the second sub-compartment. The first support flange supports a rim of a first tray in the first sub-compartment such that the first tray is suspended above a lower compartment surface of the heating compartment. The second support flange supports a rim of a second tray in the second sub-compartment such that the second tray is suspended above the lower compartment surface of the heating compartment.

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