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US 12,514,402 B2Granted
Food serving station and associated appliances and methods
AssigneeDuke Manufacturing Co.
InventorsBrent Jennings, James W. Bigott, Randy Lines, David Martin
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Abstract
Food preparation apparatus and associated appliance modules and methods. Appliances modules can be selectively docked at docks of an appliance interface of a base. An appliance module includes a food container support surface movable between cooking and holding positions. An appliance module includes a receptacle having a holding well that can be selectively configured in a generally horizontal position or an inclined position.
Claims25
A method of configuring an appliance apparatus for preparing food, the method comprising:
- selecting first and second appliance modules from a plurality of appliance modules, the first and second appliance modules each having a housing and an appliance module utility connector, the first appliance module having a first food conditioning device of a first type and the second appliance module having a second food conditioning device of a second type different from the first type;
- releaseably attaching the first appliance module to a first appliance module dock of a base, wherein said releaseably attaching the first appliance module includes releaseably connecting the appliance module utility connector of the first appliance module to a first dock utility connector of the first appliance module dock;
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- releaseably attaching the second appliance module to a second appliance module dock of the base, wherein said releaseably attaching the second appliance module includes releaseably connecting the appliance module utility connector of the second appliance module to a second dock utility connector of the second appliance module dock.
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