Food serving system
CA 1161485 A · Owner: Sweetheart Plastics, Inc. · Inventors: Mack, Anthony C.; Phillips, Robert A.; Shumrak, George K.
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Abstract of the Disclosure An energy saving food serving system for rethermalization of the food and for delivery prepared meals to locations remote from the place of preparation, such as to patients in hospitals and nursing homes. The system includes a mobile cart having its own rechargeable power pack that is utilized to propel the cart. This power pack may also be used for heating purposes but, preferably to conserve battery usage heating may also be provided via a conventional AC source. The cart has separate bays each having a tier of racks for, carrying individual food serving trays. Each tray has one or more thermally isolated heat transfer devices which are selectably energized when …
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- Granted January 31, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 31, 2001.
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