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US 12,569,089 B2Granted
Dining table for heating a food portion
OwnerGabriele Brachmann, Reto Kathrinerinventors
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Abstract
The present application relates to a dining table for heating a food portion, in particular a raclette table. The dining table comprises a support frame, a tabletop supported on the support frame, and an extendable section, wherein the extendable section is received in a recess of the tabletop and comprises a pocket-shaped opening with one or more heating elements for heating a food portion.
Claims20
A dining table, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a tabletop mounted on the support frame, the tabletop having a recess;
- and
- an extendable section, the extendable section being received in the recess of the tabletop and comprising a pocket-shaped opening with one or more heating elements for heating a food portion;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the extendable section is movable in the vertical direction of the dining table between a lowered position in which the pocket-shaped opening is sunk in the recess and a raised position in which the pocket-shaped opening protrudes from the tabletop, and
- wherein the control device is configured such that at least one of the following is true:
- the one or more heating elements cannot be turned on in the lowered position,
- the one or more heating elements can only be turned on in the raised position,
- movement of the extendable section from the raised position to the lowered position is prevented when any of the one or more heating elements are turned on, or
- movement of the extendable section from the raised position to the lowered position is prevented before the one or more heating elements have been turned off for a predetermined minimum cooling time.
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A dining table, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a tabletop mounted on the support frame, the tabletop having a recess;
- and
- an extendable section, the extendable section being received in the recess of the tabletop and comprising a pocket-shaped opening with one or more heating elements for heating a food portion;
- and
- a control device,
- wherein the extendable section is movable in the vertical direction of the dining table between a lowered position in which the pocket-shaped opening is sunk in the recess and a raised position in which the pocket-shaped opening protrudes from the tabletop, and
- wherein the control device prevents movement of the extendable section from the raised position to the lowered position when any of the one or more heating elements are turned on.
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A dining table, comprising:
- a support frame;
- a tabletop mounted on the support frame, the tabletop having a recess;
- and
- an extendable section, the extendable section being received in the recess of the tabletop and comprising a pocket-shaped opening with one or more heating elements for heating a food portion,
- wherein the extendable section is movable in the vertical direction of the dining table between a lowered position in which the pocket-shaped opening is sunk in the recess and a raised position in which the pocket-shaped opening protrudes from the tabletop, and
- wherein the support frame comprises at least two extendable columns, wherein an upper end of the columns is configured to receive the extendable section and comprises at least two support columns, wherein an upper end of the support columns is configured to receive the tabletop, and wherein each of the extendable columns comprises a movement member, wherein the movement member is an electric lifting cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.