PRODUCT SERVER WITH BREATH GUARD
First Claim
1. A product server for holding and displaying food products, the product server comprisinga front customer side,a rear employee side,a cabinet having a food preparation surface adjacent the employee side of the product server for the preparation of food orders,a rectangular breath guard on the cabinet, said breath guard being pivoted adjacent the customer side of the product server for movement between a lowered generally horizontal position covering said food products held by the product server and a raised position,said breath guard having a breath guard configuration such that when it is in its raised position it provides a barrier to contamination of the food products by customers on the customer side of the product server while allowing access to said food products by employees on the employee side of the product server,upright side panels adjacent opposite ends of the product server, andwherein the breath guard extends between the upright side panels as it moves between its raised and lowered positions.
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Abstract
A product server for holding and displaying food products is disclosed. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover on a cabinet of the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the food products and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the food products. Upright side panels are provided adjacent opposite ends of the product server. The breath guard extends between the upright side panels as it moves between its raised and lowered positions.
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1. A product server for holding and displaying food products, the product server comprising
a front customer side, a rear employee side, a cabinet having a food preparation surface adjacent the employee side of the product server for the preparation of food orders, a rectangular breath guard on the cabinet, said breath guard being pivoted adjacent the customer side of the product server for movement between a lowered generally horizontal position covering said food products held by the product server and a raised position, said breath guard having a breath guard configuration such that when it is in its raised position it provides a barrier to contamination of the food products by customers on the customer side of the product server while allowing access to said food products by employees on the employee side of the product server, upright side panels adjacent opposite ends of the product server, and wherein the breath guard extends between the upright side panels as it moves between its raised and lowered positions.
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