Adjustable food guard apparatus

An adjustable food guard apparatus capable of adjusting from an attendant-serving food station to a self-serving food station comprising:

• a means for providing a first bracket, wherein said first bracket includes a first bracket slot that includes at least one first lock slot;
• a means for providing a first vertical-mounting member, wherein said first vertical-mounting member has a plurality of first pivot pins that are capable of engaging said first bracket slot;
• a means for providing a second bracket, wherein said second bracket has a second bracket slot that includes at least one second lock slot;
• a means for providing a second vertical-mounting member, wherein said second vertical-mounting member has a plurality of second pivot pins that are capable of engaging second bracket slot;
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• a means for providing a shield that is engaged to said first bracket and said second bracket, and wherein said adjustable food guard apparatus is moved from a vertical position by moving said adjustable food apparatus in the upward direction thereby causing said first pivot pin to slide along said first bracket slot until said first pivot pin is engaged with said first lock slot and thereby causing said second pivot pin to slide along said second bracket slot until said second pivot pin is engaged with said second lock slot.

A method of converting an adjustable food guard apparatus from an attendant-serving food station to a self-serving food station comprising the steps of:

• providing a first bracket, wherein said first bracket includes a first bracket slot that includes at least one first lock slot;
• providing a first vertical-mounting member, wherein said first vertical-mounting member has a plurality of first pivot pins that are capable of engaging said first bracket slot;
• providing a second bracket, wherein said second bracket has a second bracket slot that includes at least one second lock slot;
• providing a second vertical-mounting member, wherein said second vertical-mounting member has a plurality of second pivot pins that are capable of engaging second bracket slot;
• and
• providing a shield that is engaged to said first bracket and said second bracket, and wherein said adjustable food guard apparatus is moved from a vertical position by moving said adjustable food apparatus in the upward direction thereby causing said first pivot pin to slide along said first bracket slot until said first pivot pin is engaged with said first lock slot and thereby causing said second pivot pin to slide along said second bracket slot until said second pivot pin is engaged with said second lock slot.