Simplified food-preparation table with easy accessibility of temperature-protected food
CA 2387771 A1 · Owner: Hatch, Burton · Inventors: Hatch, Burton; Hatch, Brett; Hatch, Barlow
Overview
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A food-preparation table includes (a) a table base (18) having a top member (20) with a top surface (16) and pan-receiving space(s) (22) beneath the top member, holding thermally-useful air, and pan-supporting surfaces (14) adjacent to the space(s), and (b) pans (10) in the space(s) each pan having a sidewall (24) and an upper edge, (12) and vents (30) through the upper sidewall portion (28) such that thermally-useful, air flows from the space(s) into the pans to contact the food even though the table-, base top member, the pan-supporting surfaces and the pan upper edges are arranged, such that the pan upper edges are flush with the table-base top surface. Temperature, protection for …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 28, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 28, 2022.
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