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Unitemp food bar

a food bar and open-top technology, applied in the field of open-top food displays, can solve the problems of food burning on the bottom of the pan, and no existing food bar currently solves these problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-14
KINSER JIM
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[0010] The duct is formed such that it corresponds to portion of the pan near the lip. As the fluid flows through the duct, a food placed in the food pan conducts the energy from the flow in the duct through the side of the pan. The fluid exits the vent and flows between and under the pans and is generally prevented from escaping the compartment by the floor, the walls, the exterior of the duct facing the interior of the compartment, and the surface formed by the food pan(s) pla

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A problem exists with existing bars in conforming to the NSF standard of maintaining the required temperature of food contained within the pans.
Existing refrigeration systems typically allow ice to form on the exterior of the

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[0018] The present invention is similar to conventional food serving bars that presents food in pans on a surface. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention comprises a compartment 100, at least one support duct 102, and an energy source 103.

[0019] The compartment 100 is of sufficient size to contain at least one food pan (shown in dotted line in FIG. 4) and may contain numerous pans. The compartment 100 may be used alone, or may be housed in a larger unit, such as a cabinet. The compartment 100 may be combined with other compartments and or other devices, such as ice bins, storage units, electrical components, sinks, freezers, refrigerators, ovens, sneeze shields, railings, lighting, and the like.

[0020] In an embodiment depicted in FIG. 6, the present invention comprises a top surface 601 with at least one compartment 100, 100n. The top surface may be a counter top. The top surface 601 may be integral with the compartment, or may be a separate component. The top surface may be ma...

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Abstract

A food bar for controlling the temperature of a food in a food pan inserted into the food bar is described. The food bar comprises an energy source that circulates a fluid at a desired temperature through ducts and then into the interior of the bar.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to open-top food displays that refrigerate or, alternatively, heat foods in pans. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Food bars are used in food service facilities such as restaurants, hotels, institutions, and the like to prepare and serve food. The food bar typically consists of a self-contained free standing unit with a counter top on a base. The counter top is constructed with openings to support removable pans containing food. A lip or flange at the top of each pan typically rests on support cross-pieces of the counter top. Support cross-pieces are positioned so that when a pan is placed in the food bar with the lip resting on the cross-pieces, the remainder of the pan is housed within the base of the bar. Pans and the openings formed by the cross-pieces may be rectangular or circular. [0003] Food bars may be heated or refrigerated. Typical heated food bars may have wet or dry wells designed to accept a pan containing f...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D13/00F25B29/00A47F3/04
CPCA47F3/0443F25D17/00
Inventor KINSER, JIM
Owner KINSER JIM