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Combination bussing and washing tray and method therefor

a technology of washing tray and bussing machine, which is applied in the field of restaurant equipment, can solve the problems of limited amount of items and time-consuming process

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-08
CLORES EDGARDO
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"The patent text describes a bussing and dishwasher tray that has a floor section with a grated surface and a wall section that extends up from the floor section. The wall section has holding members and container sections along its interior surface area, as well as handle members on its exterior surface area. The technical effects of this design include improved dishwasher efficiency, easy cleaning, and convenient storage of utensils and dishes."

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A problem with current busing trays is that one has to remove the used plates, glasses, utensils and the like from each bussing tray and place these items in a dishwashing rack.
This is a time consuming process.
Second, due to the configuration of current bussing trays, only a limited amount of items may be placed on each tray.

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[0017]Referring to FIG. 1, a combination bussing and dishwasher tray 10 (hereinafter tray 10) is shown. The tray 10 may be used to bus tables in order to remove plates, glasses, utensils and the like from the table (hereinafter table items). The table items are then placed in the tray 10. They tray 10 may then be placed directly into a dishwasher for cleaning of the items without the need to transfer the tables items from a bussing tray to a dishwasher tray.

[0018]The tray 10 may has a floor section 12. The floor section 12 may be a grate structure having a plurality of parallel or crossed bars 12A. By having a grate structure, the floor 12 allows water, food, and the like to drain out of the bottom of the tray 10.

[0019]A wall structure 14 may be formed around the perimeter of the floor section 12. The wall structure 14 may be a non-grated wall structure, a grated wall structure, or a combination thereof. The wall structure 14 may be a separate structure which is attached to the floo...

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Abstract

A bussing and dishwasher tray has a floor section. The floor section is grated. A wall section extends up from a perimeter of the floor section. A plurality of holding members is formed on the floor section. A plurality of container sections is formed along an interior surface area of the wall section.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a divisional of pending application having Ser. No. 12 / 762,850, filed on Apr. 19, 2010, in the name of the same inventor. The present application claims the benefit thereof. The present application is further related to pending divisional application having Ser. No. 13 / 027,995, filed on Feb. 15, 2011, in the name of the same inventor. All of the above applications are herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to restaurant equipment, and more specifically, to a combination bussing and dish washer tray.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In the restaurant industry, bussing trays are used to help restaurant employees remove used plates, glasses, utensils and the like from the table after these items have been used. Presently, all bussing trays consist of a flat rectangular or oval shape tray having raised edges. In general, when bussing a table, a restaurant employee will stack used plat...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47L15/50
CPCA47L19/04A47L15/501
Inventor CLORES, EDGARDO
Owner CLORES EDGARDO