Product server with breath guard
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Abstract
A product server for holding and displaying products. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a panel attached to the product server and moveable between a lowered position preventing access to products held by the product server and a raised position allowing access to the products. The panel being sufficiently transparent to allow viewing of the products held in the product server.
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Citations
39 Claims
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17. A product server for holding and displaying products, the product server having a front customer side, a rear employee side, and a breath guard, said breath guard comprising:
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a cover attached to the product server for pivotal movement between a lowered position covering said products held by the product server and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to said products; and
at least one power assist device connected to said product server and said cover for assisting pivotal movement of the cover between its lowered position and its raised position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A product server for holding and displaying products, the product server having a front customer side and a rear employee side, and a breath guard, said breath guard comprising
a cover attached to the product server for pivotal movement between a lowered position covering said products held by the product server and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access the products, a first power assist device connected to said product server and said cover for applying an upward force on the cover to assist pivotal movement of the cover from its lowered position to its raised position, and a second power assist device connected to said product server and said cover for resisting movement of the cover from its raised position to its lowered position thereby providing controlled downward movement of the cover.
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32. A product server for holding and displaying products, the product server comprising a cabinet having a recess for supporting a plurality of food serving pans for holding said products, a heating or refrigeration system housed in the cabinet for regulating the temperature of the products held in the food serving pans, a front customer side, a rear employee side, and a breath guard, said breath guard comprising
a cover attached to the product server and moveable between a lowered position covering said food-serving pans and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to said food serving pans, and at least one power assist device connected to said product server and said cover for assisting pivotal movement of the cover between its lowered position and its raised position.
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