Cabinet for treatment of bulk food items
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1. A food warming apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet defining a food treatment space and a food storage space above said food treatment space and in communication therewith;
means at the bottom of the food treatment space for supporting food in the food treatment space;
means for directing heated air in a circulating path upwardly through food in one portion of the treatment space and downwardly through food in another portion of the treatment space;
first means for gaining access to the food storage space to introduce food therein; and
second means below said first means for gaining access to said food treatment space to permit removal of food therein.
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Abstract
A food warming apparatus is provided with a cabinet defining a food treatment space and a food storage space above the food treatment space and in communication therewith. A wall at the bottom of the food treatment space supports a supply of food. Structure is provided to gain access to the food storage space to introduce a food supply and separate structure is provided to gain access to the food in the food treatment space for removal of the treated food. Heat is directed in a circulating path upwardly through food at one portion of the treatment space and downwardly through food in another portion of the treatment space.
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1. A food warming apparatus comprising:
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a cabinet defining a food treatment space and a food storage space above said food treatment space and in communication therewith; means at the bottom of the food treatment space for supporting food in the food treatment space; means for directing heated air in a circulating path upwardly through food in one portion of the treatment space and downwardly through food in another portion of the treatment space; first means for gaining access to the food storage space to introduce food therein; and second means below said first means for gaining access to said food treatment space to permit removal of food therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A food warming apparatus comprising:
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a cabinet having a front side and a rear side and defining a food storage space and a food treatment space below and in communication with the food storage space; a perforate wall at the bottom of the food treatment space for supporting food in the food treatment space; means for supporting the bottom wall so that the bottom wall declines from the rear side towards the front side of the cabinet to thereby cause food introduced to the food treatment space to accumulate at the front side of the cabinet; first means for gaining access to the food storage space to introduce food therein; second means below said first means for gaining access to said food treatment space to permit removal of food therefrom; a source of heated air; and means for directing air in a circulating path laterally beneath the bottom wall upwardly through the bottom wall and food in the food treatment space and downwardly through food in the food treatment space and the bottom wall for redirection laterally beneath the bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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