Cabinet with opposed air curtains
AssigneeThe Alan Nuttall Partnership Limited
InventorsMichael Steele, Alan Nuttall
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Abstract
The present invention provides a cabinet (10) for the temporary storage of a heated food item. The cabinet (10) has a in base (12), a top (14) and opposing sides (16,18). The base (12), top (14) and opposing sides (16,18) define an interior space (20) of the cabinet (10) which is accessible through opposing apertures (22, 24) at each end of the cabinet (10). The cabinet (10) is provided with air movement means and air heating means operable to draw air from the interior space (20) of the cabinet (10), heat said air and utilise a portion of said heated air to produce air curtains across the opposing apertures (22, 24) of the cabinet (10). The remainder of said air is circulated within the interior space (20) of the cabinet (10).
Claims14
A cabinet for the temporary storage of a heated food item, the cabinet having a base, a top and opposing sides, wherein the base, top and opposing sides define an interior space of the cabinet which is accessible through opposing access apertures at each end of the cabinet, wherein the cabinet is provided with air movement means and air heating means operable to draw air from the interior space of the cabinet, heat said air and utilise said heated air to produce air curtains across the opposing access apertures of the cabinet, wherein the width of the interior space between the side walls narrows to a throat at a point approximately midway between the opposing access apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.