Guard for covering heated human food located with a housing
OwnerMichael Lee Huegerichinventor
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Abstract
A guard for covering food located with a housing has first and second legs shaped to fit about the housing to resist transverse movement relative to the housing. The guard can be transparent and having openings at first and second positions. A flap is mounted to be movable relative to each opening. The flap covers its openings in a first position and is movable to a second position to allow a hand to extend through the opening to grasp food. The guard can have voids to receive flap lugs to allow the flap to pivot relative thereto. The flap may have a trapezoidal shape, and the sides of the cover may slant inwardly from their bottoms towards their tops. The flap may have a handle section and can be made of flexible material.
Claims11
A guard for covering food located with a housing, the housing comprising a first and a second side support frame, each of the first and second side support frames comprising an interior side wall, and a top wall, said guard comprising:
- (a) first and second legs, the legs having side walls, the leg side walls extending upwardly into a top section, each side wall having a bottom, each side wall having a first end, and the side walls having an opening at the first end of the side walls that extends between and from the bottoms of the side walls to the top section so that the side walls are separated from one another by said opening, the opening extending into a passageway located between the sidewalls, each leg side wall extending downward into a horizontal foot ledge that covers the top wall of its respective side support frame, each foot ledge having a depending toe section that extends along the inside wall of its respective side support frame to resist movement of its leg side wall toward the outside of the side support frame;
- (b) a flap, means for mounting the flap with the guard to be movable relative to the side walls so that the flap can be moved to a first position wherein the flap covers the opening, and moved to a second position away from the first ends of the side walls to expose the opening to allow a hand to be extended through the opening into the passageway to grasp food located on the housing.
A guard for covering food located with a housing, the housing comprising a first and a second side support frame, each of the first and second side support frames comprising an interior side wall, and a top wall, said guard comprising:
- (a) first and second legs made of transparent plastic, the first leg having a first side wall and the second leg having a second side wall, the leg side walls extending upwardly into a top section made of transparent plastic, each side wall having a bottom;
- each side wall bottom having a horizontal foot ledge shaped to rest upon the housing, and a vertical toe section shaped to extend about the housing, to resist transverse movement of the guard relative to the housing;
- each leg side wall extending downward into a horizontal foot ledge that covers the top wall of its respective side support frame, each foot ledge having a depending toe section that extends along the inside wall of its respective side support frame to resist movement of its leg side wall toward the outside of the side support frame;
- each side wall having a first end, the side walls having an opening at the first end of the side walls that extends between and from the bottoms of the side walls to the top section so that the side walls are separated from one another by the opening, the opening extending into a passageway located between to side walls;
- the first end of the first side wall having a projecting first corner having a void therein, and the first end of the second side wall having a projecting second corner with a void therein;
- (b) a flap made of transparent plastic, the flap being sized to cover the opening, the flap having a first side and a second side, a first lug projecting from the first flap side near the top thereof, and a second lug projecting from the second flap side near the top thereof, the first lug fitting within the first void to pivot therein, and the second lug fitting within the second void to pivot therein;
- so that the flap can be pivoted to a first position wherein the flap covers the opening, and pivoted to a second position away from the ends of the side walls to expose the opening to allow a hand to be extended through the opening in to the passageway to grasp food located on the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.