Modular assembly for a holding cabinet controller
AssigneeChromalox, Inc.
InventorThomas A. McMillan
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Abstract
A cabinet maintains one or more food products at a predetermined temperature. In one general aspect, the cabinet includes at least one modular shelving unit capable of interconnecting with one or more additional modular shelving units. Each modular shelving unit includes a passageway for storing food products, a display for presenting information regarding food products stored in the passageway, and a control system for individually controlling the operations of the modular shelving unit.
Claims20
A cabinet for maintaining one or more food products at a predetermined temperature, the cabinet comprising:
- at least one modular shelving unit capable of interconnecting with one or more additional modular shelving units, each modular shelving unit including:
- a passageway for storing food products, the passageway having a width dimension capable of storing at least two food products;
- a display for presenting information regarding food products stored in the passageway;
- and
- a control system for individually controlling the operations of the modular shelving unit including controlling the temperature of the passageway and controlling the presentation of information by the display.
A cabinet for maintaining one or more food products at a predetermined temperature, the cabinet comprising:
- at least one modular shelving unit capable of interconnecting with one or more additional modular shelving units, each modular shelving unit including:
- holding means for storing food products, the holding means capable of storing at least two food products;
- display means for presenting information regarding food products stored by the holding means;
- and
- control means for individually controlling the operations of the modular shelving unit including controlling the temperature of the holding means and controlling the presentation of information by the display means.
A modular shelving unit, comprising:
- a passageway for storing food products, the passageway having a width dimension capable of storing at least two food products;
- a display for presenting information regarding food products stored in the passageway;
- and
- a control system for individually controlling the operations of the modular shelving unit including controlling the temperature of the passageway and controlling the presentation of information by the display,
- wherein the modular shelving unit is capable of interconnecting with one or more additional modular shelving units to form a cabinet for maintaining one or more food products at a predetermined temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.