Food pan having reinforced band
AssigneeThe Vollrath Company, L.L.C.
InventorsSteven P. Morgan, Bruce J. Keller
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Abstract
A method for making a food pan including forming a pan including a bottom, and a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter. The method includes forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge, providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, and bending the rim around the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped. The method further includes reforming a shape of the reinforcement band and the rim.
Claims20
A method for making a food pan, comprising:
- forming a pan comprising a bottom, a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter;
- forming a rim around the upper perimeter of the side wall, wherein the rim comprises a top portion and an outer edge;
- providing a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall and the rim, the reinforcement band having a shape and comprising a metallic material;
- bending the rim around the reinforcement band and reforming the shape of the reinforcement band, wherein the outer edge of the rim contacts the side wall when fully shaped.
A food pan, comprising:
- a bottom;
- a side wall extending along a perimeter of the bottom, wherein the side wall comprises an upper perimeter;
- a reinforcement band proximate the upper perimeter of the side wall, the reinforcement band comprising a metallic material;
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- a rim comprising a top side and an underside, wherein the rim extends from the side wall to an outer edge engaging the side wall to define an enclosed interior space;
- wherein the top side and the underside surround the reinforcement band within the enclosed interior space;
- wherein the outer edge engages the side wall to enclose the reinforcement band;
- wherein the reinforcement band comprises a shape transformed by a forging process to the rim and the reinforcement band;
- wherein the reinforcement band is enveloped by the rim such that the reinforcement band is sealed within the rim and against the side wall;
- wherein there is no gap between the rim, the side wall, and the reinforcement band within the enclosed interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.