Tortilla cart warmer

• US 20040226932A1
• Filed: 04/19/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary L. Flinn
• Original Assignee: Gary L. Flinn
• Inventors: Flinn, Gary L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,012,218 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/214
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/001 Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation

Abstract

A warmed display fixture includes a housing enclosing a tree step display compartment and having an opening providing access thereunto. A three step panel divides the display compartment into an upper air well above the three step panel and a lower air well below the three step panel. The three step panel has ceramic tile on both horizontal and vertical risers. An air recirculation passageway in the housing has an inlet in the upper air well of the display compartment and an outlet in the lower air well. Heaters mounted under the horizontal steps and in air passageway provide heat. Fans circulate the warmed air through the air passage ways and into the upper air well of the display compartment.

Claims

1. A warmed display fixture comprising:

A plurality of products to be displayed;

A housing comprising a low front wall, a higher back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and end walls forming a display compartment, said housing having an access opening providing access to said display compartment from outside said housing;

A three step panel within said display compartment dividing said display compartment into an upper air well above said three step panel and lower air well below said three step panel,

An air passageway having an inlet opening above said three step panel, an outlet opening below said three step panel and passageway walls enclosing said passageway between said inlet opening and said outlet opening;

A three step panel comprising three horizontal steps and two riser steps clad with ceramic tile;

A three step panel comprising three heaters attached to the bottom of said three horizontal steps;

A coil heater;

A set of fans positioned to move air over said coil heater located in said inlet opening, under said three step panel and out of said outlet opening;

2. A warmed display fixture according to claim 1 wherein said coil heater is positioned in said outlet opening.