Food holding cabinet and method for holding hot food
OwnerKim Huei Tan, Sharifah Nadiah Alkadriinventors
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Abstract
A food holding cabinet for holding and keeping hot food safe and fresh at a desired temperature until ready to be served. Radiant heaters disposed in food compartment walls supply radiant heat to the interior of the food holding compartment. The radiant heat is transferred from the radiant heaters via metallic heat sink plates. The radiant heat is supplied from two vertical walls and one horizontal wall to provide a uniformity of heat distribution across all tray levels.
Claims13
A holding cabinet for holding hot food comprising:
- a plurality of walls that define a compartment having a holding structure for holding said hot food;
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- one or more of said walls each comprising:
- an internal panel and an external panel;
- a radiant heating element disposed in a space between said internal panel and said external panel, and
- a heat sink plate disposed in said space in contact with said internal panel such that radiant heat is transferred from said radiant heating element via said heat sink plate and said internal panel into an interior of said compartment.
A method of keeping pre-heated food warm in a closed compartment of a holding cabinet, said method comprising:
- providing radiant heat vertically and horizontally to said compartment;
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- controlling uniformity of said radiant heat within said compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.