Pre-packaged food warmer
AssigneeC. Cretors & Company
InventorsGilbert J. Evers, Nenad Vidojevic, Charles D. Cretors
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Abstract
Food preparation apparatus including a housing having a top wall and a front wall. Each wall having an aperture defined therein. A passageway for warming and storing pre-packaged food products extends from an entrance at the top wall aperture to an exit at the front wall aperture. A plurality of chutes are formed within the passageway for channeling the food products from the entrance to the exit. A plurality of electrical elements for warming the food products to preselected temperature surround each chute. The warming elements maintain the food products at a preselected temperature until they are removed from the housing.
Claims19
A food preparation apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a top wall and a front wall each having an aperture defined therein:
- a passageway for warming and storing pre-packaged food products extending from an entrance at said top wall aperture to an exit at said front wall aperture;
- a plurality of chutes formed within said passageway for channeling said food products from said entrance to said exit;
- elements for warming said food products to a preselected temperature in association with each said chute;
- whereby said warming elements maintain said food products at said preselected temperature until removed from said housing.
A device for heating and storing pre-packaged food products prior to use, comprising:
- hollow housing formed by a plurality of interior and exterior panels defining first and second openings in communication but not limited to two openings;
- a tubular recess defined in said housing between said first and second openings having a divided first portion and a common area second portion;
- said divided portion including a plurality of panels defining walls which divide said tubular recess;
- a heating zone defined by a plurality of elements for warming said fond products to a preselected temperature disposed between said interior and exterior panels and within said walls, such that each surface of said divided portion radiates and conducts heat at said preselected temperature in order to increase the temperature of said food products;
- and,
- a maintaining zone defined by an additional heating element disposed in association with said common area second portion adjacent said second opening such that said food products maintain said preselected temperature until used.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.