Hot countertop self-service food station
First Claim
1. A combination countertop self-service condiment server and adjacent hot food countertop self-service display station, comprising:
- a countertop self-service condiment server having a tiered body, said tiered body being of a stepped configuration defining an upper tier area and a lower tier area for receiving condiments;
a self-service countertop display oven including an oven body defining a generally rectangular heated oven compartment having a reclosable hinged front door panel for covering a generally rectangular front opening, means for supplying a flow of heated forced air into said oven compartment, thermostatic temperature control means connected to said hot air supply for maintaining the temperature of said oven compartment at a generally constant range of temperatures, a rack assembly adapted to be placed in said oven compartment and effective to sub-divide said compartment into a gravity feed, self-facing array of columns and rows of product packages disposed at said front opening, and a stop member which prevents packages placed in said rack from sliding forwardly out of said array of columns and rows at said front opening; and
said countertop self-service condiment server is immediately adjacent said self-service countertop display oven.
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Abstract
A new and improved hot oven countertop display station is provided in a hot oven countertop display unit having a reclosable front door panel opening and an integral upper sign and menu board structure. A dispenser display rack is provided in the oven compartment for supporting flanged food packages in gravity feed arrays of columns and rows terminating at the front door opening. The rack has been designed to reduce or eliminate the presence of any heated rack surfaces at the front opening of the oven. An optional refrigerated condiment dispensing display may be located adjacent the hot oven display to complete the self-service food station. The hot oven countertop food station provides a clean and safe arrangement for displaying and storing pre-cooked pre-heated ready-to-eat foods for extended periods of up to four hours until purchased by the self-service customer.
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13 Claims
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1. A combination countertop self-service condiment server and adjacent hot food countertop self-service display station, comprising:
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a countertop self-service condiment server having a tiered body, said tiered body being of a stepped configuration defining an upper tier area and a lower tier area for receiving condiments; a self-service countertop display oven including an oven body defining a generally rectangular heated oven compartment having a reclosable hinged front door panel for covering a generally rectangular front opening, means for supplying a flow of heated forced air into said oven compartment, thermostatic temperature control means connected to said hot air supply for maintaining the temperature of said oven compartment at a generally constant range of temperatures, a rack assembly adapted to be placed in said oven compartment and effective to sub-divide said compartment into a gravity feed, self-facing array of columns and rows of product packages disposed at said front opening, and a stop member which prevents packages placed in said rack from sliding forwardly out of said array of columns and rows at said front opening; and said countertop self-service condiment server is immediately adjacent said self-service countertop display oven. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A combination countertop self-service condiment server and adjacent hot food countertop self-service display station, comprising:
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a condiment server disposed on a countertop immediately adjacent a display oven, said condiment server including a body member having a stepped configuration including an upper tier portion and a lower tier portion, one of said tier portions including receptacle means for receiving rectangular trays adapted to receive loose fresh condiments, said body member further including a bin storage means for receiving and dispensing condiment envelopes, and means provided within said body portion for maintaining condiments provided in said condiment server at chilled temperatures below room temperature; and said countertop display oven includes an oven body defining a generally rectangular heated oven compartment having a reclosable hinged front door panel for covering a generally rectangular front opening, means for supplying a flow of heated forced air into said oven compartment, thermoplastic temperature control means connected to said hot air supply for maintaining the temperature of said oven compartment at a generally constant range of temperatures and rack means adapted to be placed in said oven compartment and effective to sub-divide said compartment into a gravity feed, self facing array of columns and rows of product packages disposed at said front opening, and a stop surface positioned to prevent packages placed in said rack from sliding forwardly out of said array of columns and rows at said front opening. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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