Food holding apparatus
AssigneeDuke Manufacturing Co.
InventorsJames W. Bigott, Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Thomas Earl Kieffer, Jeffrey Allen Stafford, Alan Stolzman
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Abstract
A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A food holding apparatus comprising:
- a housing including an upper portion having a food receiver, the food receiver defining a cavity with an open top, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive a first tray of food when the tray of food is inserted into the cavity from the open top, the food receiver having a cooling conduit configured to receive refrigerant to cool the tray of food when the tray of food is disposed in the cavity;
- a support movable relative to the housing between a stored position and an access position;
- and
- a refrigeration system fluidly coupled to the cooling conduit to supply the cooling conduit with refrigerant, the refrigeration system including:
- a compressor;
- a condenser;
- and
- plumbing fluidly connecting the compressor, the condenser, and the cooling conduit;
- wherein at least one of the compressor or the condenser is supported by the support and is movable with the support between the stored and access positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.