Heated food display case with moisturizing spray nozzle
AssigneeArneg USA, Inc.
InventorJohn C. Davis
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Abstract
A food display case for displaying pre-cooked food products while preserving them at optimal serving conditions for prolonged periods of time is disclosed. The display case includes an outer housing with a display window, a recessed primary food heating element which evenly distributes heat across the display case, an air circulation system for providing a convective air flow, and a food moisturizing spray for retaining a desired humidified environment within the display case. In addition, a radiating heat lamp is suspended from the top of the display case for providing additional heating within the display case.
Claims10
A display case which heats and preserves diverse foodstuffs while allowing these foodstuffs to be clearly viewed comprising:
- a display window constructed from a thermally insulating transparent material;
- an outer housing having said display window mounted thereto;
- an inner housing disposed within said outer housing, said inner housing having a rear wall, a front wall and a base;
- a primary food heating means disposed across the base of said inner housing;
- at least one air circulation means for recirculating warmed air to maintain a defogged condition on said display window located between said inner and said outer housings;
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- at least one spray nozzle for providing an atomized humidifying fluid stream to retain a pre-determined level of humidity within said display case;
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- control means for maintaining a heat/humidity balance within said display case so that foodstuffs contained therein are at ready to eat temperatures and consistency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.