US 2011/0297012 A1Published application

Safe product transfer apparatus

AssigneeStandex International Corporation

InventorsJames E. Humphrey, Anthony Kukla, Diosdado Pangan

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Abstract

A safe product transfer apparatus that heats refrigerated food products and then hold those heated food products in a hold drawer until they can be transferred to a heater merchandizer, preferably a roller grill as needed. The apparatus features a control assembly. A pre-heat indicator indicates when the preheat temperature has been reached so that the food products can be loaded into an operable drawer. The apparatus can heat a refrigerated product from 34° F. to greater than or equal to 140° F. in 35 minutes or less. The apparatus has a safe product transfer apparatus that has a heating cavity ranging from 250° F. to 425° F. The apparatus provides a safe product transfer apparatus that can hold the products stored therein at a safe holding temperature (ranging from greater or equal to 140° F. to not more than 205° F.), that is, not hot enough to continue heating or degrading the food product.

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Dependent claims

A food product heating apparatus comprising:

a housing;
at least one operable drawer adapted to hold a plurality of refrigerated food products that are to be heated to a pre-determined safe serving temperature;
a control assembly having an on/off switch and a pilot light comprising:
a timer wherein said apparatus is set to a pre-determined time wherein said pilot light is illuminated indicating that a preheat mode has been initiated wherein said preheat mode continues until said timer counts down to zero;
wherein once said timer reaches zero, said pilot light goes out indicating that a preheat temperature has been reached and said apparatus switches to a hold mode wherein said apparatus is ready for loading the plurality of refrigerated food products;
a nonadjustable heat thermostat that has a pre-set heat temperature used for when said timer is turned on and is counting down to zero,
an adjustable hold thermostat that sets the temperature of the apparatus when said timer reaches or is set at zero such that said apparatus hold temperature a provides said preheat temperature to the preheat temperature such that said products are held at the pre-determined safe serving temperature.

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