Collapsible food service system

A mobile and collapsible food service system comprising:

• a food service bar with a main compartment having a longitudinal centerline;
• a pair of legs coupled to the bottom of the main compartment;
• a pair of collapsible tray rails coupled to both sides of the main compartment parallel to the longitudinal centerline, wherein the pair of collapsible tray rails each comprise a plurality of rail bridges that are disposed within a corresponding plurality of sockets that are defined in both sides of the main compartment;
• a plurality of hand holds disposed on the main compartment and extending therefrom;
• a sneeze guard panel disposed on either side of the main compartment and wherein each sneeze guard panel comprises means to rotate about a fixed point on a cap that is removably coupled to a pair of substantially vertical end walls by means of a pair of adjustable thumb screws disposed between the cap and each of the vertical end walls, wherein the pair of vertical end walls are disposed on either end of the food service bar, wherein the sneeze guard panels further comprise a first width when in an expanded configuration and a second width when in a collapsed configuration, the second width being smaller than the first width and wherein the pair of vertical end walls remain in a fixed vertical position in both the expanded and collapsed configuration;
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• a pair of rotatable end panel guards coupled to each of the vertical end walls and wherein each end panel guard is rotatable with respect to each of the vertical end walls and comprises means to fold out to an angle within 30 degrees from a substantially perpendicular position to the centerline of the main compartment and means to fold to a minimum position substantially parallel to the centerline and suspended above the main compartment, wherein each of the end panel guards comprises a transparent protective barrier,
• wherein the end panel guards and the sneeze guard panels cooperate to form a sneeze guard assembly, each end panel guard accommodating at least one end of a sneeze guard panel in a nested configuration when the sneeze guard assembly is in the expanded configuration,
• wherein each of the pair of legs coupled to the main compartment comprises at least one caster insert plate, the at least one caster insert plate comprising at least two caster inputs of differing size,
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets comprises a tray rail pin that is threaded through it and a corresponding one of the plurality of rail bridges,
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets are configured to accommodate the corresponding plurality of rail bridges when the tray rails are in a collapsed position, and
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets are further configured to provide structural support to the corresponding plurality of rail bridges by maintaining them in an extended flat position that is substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the main compartment when the tray rails are in an upright position.

A food service system comprising:

• a plurality of mobile food service bars, wherein at least one of the plurality of the food service bars comprises a removable and collapsible sneeze guard assembly, the sneeze guard assembly comprising;
• a pair of substantially vertical end walls disposed on either end of the food service bar, a transparent sneeze guard panel disposed on either side of the food service bar, a cap removably coupled to the pair of vertical end walls by means of a pair of adjustable thumb screws disposed between the cap and each of the vertical end walls, and a pair of end panel guards coupled to each of the vertical end walls,
• wherein each pair of end panel guards are rotatable with respect to each of the vertical end walls,
• wherein each transparent sneeze guard panel is rotatable with respect to the cap,
• wherein the sneeze guard assembly further comprises a first width when in an expanded configuration and a second width when in a collapsed configuration, the second width being smaller than the first width and wherein the pair of vertical end walls remain in a fixed vertical position in both the expanded and collapsed configuration, and
• wherein each end panel guard accommodates at least one end of a sneeze guard panel in a nested configuration when the sneeze guard assembly is in the expanded configuration;
• means for coupling the plurality of mobile food service bars together via a plurality of hand holds disposed on the main compartment, wherein the plurality of hand holds are configured to be gripped by a user;
• a pair of legs coupled to at least one of the plurality of food service bars;
• a pair of collapsible tray rails coupled to both sides of a main compartment of at least one of the plurality of food service bars, wherein the pair of collapsible tray rails each comprise a plurality of rail bridges that are disposed within a corresponding plurality of sockets that are defined in both sides of the main compartment;
• a cashier station coupled to at least one of the plurality of mobile food service bars;
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• an end table component coupled to at least one of the plurality of mobile food service bars, wherein the end table component comprises means for coupling to the at least one mobile food service bars via a plurality of hand holds defined in the main compartment,
• wherein each of the pair of legs coupled to at least one of the plurality of food service bars comprises at least one caster insert plate, the at least one caster insert plate comprising at least two caster inputs of differing size,
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets comprises a tray rail pin that is threaded through it and a corresponding one of the plurality of rail bridges,
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets are configured to accommodate the corresponding plurality of rail bridges when the tray rails are in a collapsed position, and
• wherein each of the plurality of sockets are further configured to provide structural support to the corresponding plurality of rail bridges by maintaining them in an extended flat position that is substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the main compartment when the tray rails are in an upright position.