Food warming apparatus
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1. A food warming apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling;
heating means for warming food products within the cavity;
a grate within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity;
at least one food tray for containing food products and supportable on the grate beneath the ceiling of the cavity;
seal means operatively associated between the top of the tray and the ceiling of the cavity; and
the grate including biasing means for biasing the tray upwardly toward the ceiling to assure operability of the seal means.
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Abstract
A food warming apparatus includes a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling. A heater warms food products within the cavity. A grate is provided within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity. At least one food tray is provided for containing food products and is supportable on the grate beneath the ceiling of the cavity. A seal is operatively associated between the top of the tray and the ceiling of the cavity. The grate includes a biasing portion for biasing the tray upwardly toward the ceiling to assure operability of the seal.
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1. A food warming apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling; heating means for warming food products within the cavity; a grate within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity; at least one food tray for containing food products and supportable on the grate beneath the ceiling of the cavity; seal means operatively associated between the top of the tray and the ceiling of the cavity; and the grate including biasing means for biasing the tray upwardly toward the ceiling to assure operability of the seal means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A food warming apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling; heating means for warming food products within the cavity; tray support means within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity; at least one food tray for containing food products and positionable on the tray support means, the food tray having at least one side with a flexible upper lip; and wherein at least a portion of the ceiling is convex in the direction of said at least one side of the food tray for engaging said flexible upper lip. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A food warming apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling; heating means for warming food products within the cavity; a grate within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity; at least one food tray for containing food products and supportable on the grate beneath the ceiling of the cavity; and the grate including biasing means for biasing the tray upwardly into engagement with the ceiling of the warming cavity in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A food warming apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining at least one warming cavity having a ceiling; heating means for warming food products within the cavity; tray support means within the cavity spaced below the ceiling of the cavity; at least one food tray for containing food products and positionable on the tray support means beneath the ceiling of the cavity; seal means operatively associated between the top of the tray support means and the ceiling of the cavity; and biasing means for biasing the tray upwardly toward the ceiling to assure operability of the seal means. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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