Carrying cover for a steam table pan
AssigneePolar Ware Company
InventorsJerome K. Baltus, Gene H. Jentink, Lee W. Wolf
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Abstract
A carrying cover for a food pan includes a pair of side channels generally parallel to one another and first and second cover ends generally parallel to one another and generally normal to the side channels. The cover handle is positioned closer to the first end than to the second end. When the two cover side channels and the cover end channel are engaged with respective edges of a steam table pan for pan carrying, the cover handle is "off center" with respect to the pan center of gravity. The force of gravity urges the pan toward the cover end channel which prevents the pan from sliding out of the cover.
Claims9
In combination, a steam table pan for keeping food warm and a cover for lifting and carrying the pan, and wherein:
- the pan includes a container portion and four edges protruding outwardly from the container portion, each edge being substantially flat and coincident with a plane;
- and wherein:
- the cover includes plural channels, each for engaging a respective edge of the pan, each channel including (a) an upper member, (b) an edge panel extending downwardly from the upper member, and (c) a lip extending inwardly from the edge panel;
- when the cover is mounted on the pan in a pan-carrying position, a separate pan edge is between the upper member and the lip of each channel;
- and
- the dimension between the upper member and the lip is substantially greater than the thickness of the pan edge therebetween.
In combination, a carrying cover and a food pan, the cover including (a) a pair of side channels generally parallel to one another, (b) first and second cover ends generally parallel to one another and generally normal to the side channels, and (c) a loop handle, and wherein:
- the second cover end includes a rigid edge panel preventing movement of the pan out of such second end;
- the first end is open;
- and
- the handle is positioned closer to the first end than to the second end.
In combination, a steam table pan for keeping food warm and a cover for carrying the pan, and wherein:
- when substantially filled with food, the pan has a center of gravity;
- the cover has first and second ends, the first end being an open end;
- and
- the cover includes a carrying handle having a middle region positioned between the center of gravity and the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.