Burner assembly for heating chafing dishes

The burner assembly for a chafing dish as defined in claim I wherein,

• all of said base is positioned outwardly of said leg structure.

A food warming assembly comprising:

• (a) a chafing dish assembly including a chafing dish, and a leg structure supporting said chafing dish over a support surface, said leg structure having shelf means extending parallel to and spaced below said chafing dish for support of a chafing dish heater under said chafing dish;
• and
• (b) a burner assembly including a base positioned on said support surface proximate said chafing dish and entirely outwardly of said leg structure, an arm mounted to said base, a burner head mounted on said arm, said burner head being dimensioned for insertion from a side of said leg structure to a heating position at a location under said chafing dish and between said shelf means and said chafing dish, said arm extending outwardly from said burner head and coupled to said base at a position outwardly of said leg structure and proximate a side of said chafing dish, said arm and said burner head being laterally movable with respect to said chafing dish and said shelf means to permit independent lateral adjustment of the location of said heating position, a fuel reservoir positioned outwardly of said leg structure, and means connecting said fuel reservoir to said burner head for the controlled flow of fuel to said burner head.

A burner assembly for use in heating a chafing dish assembly having a chafing dish, and a leg structure supporting said chafing dish from a support surface, said leg structure including shelf means extending parallel and in spaced relation to said chafing dish, said burner assembly comprising a fuel container, a burner head, conduit means connecting said fuel container to said burner head, valve means coupled to said conduit means and controlling the flow of fuel from said fuel container to said burner head, support means supporting said burner head, the combination of said burner head and said support means being dimensioned for insertion of said burner head from a position outside said leg structure to a heating position sufficiently inwardly of said leg structure and under said chafing dish and over said shelf means to permit heating of said chafing dish, said support means supporting said burner head for lateral movement relative to said leg structure when said burner head is in said heating position, and said fuel container being positioned sufficiently remote of said burner head to be substantially out from under said chafing dish when said burner head is in said heating position,

• said support means including vertically adjustable auxiliary leg means proximate said burner head to engage said shelf means inwardly of said leg structure.