Tortilla cart warmer

• US 7,012,218 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2004
• Issued: 03/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary L. Flinn
• Original Assignee: Gary L. Flinn
• Inventors: Flinn, Gary L.
• Primary Examiner(s): PELHAM, JOSEPH MOORE
• Application Number:
  US10/827,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20040226932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 219/385, 219/386, 219/214, 219/400, 994/74, 994/76, 126/214, 312/236, 222/146.5
• US Class Current: 219/400
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/001 Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation

Abstract

A warmed display fixture includes a housing enclosing a tree step display compartment and having an opening providing access thereunto. A three step panel divides the display compartment into an upper air well above the three step panel and a lower air well below the three step panel. The three step panel has ceramic tile on both horizontal and vertical risers. An air recirculation passageway in the housing has an inlet in the upper air well of the display compartment and an outlet in the lower air well. Heaters mounted under the horizontal steps and in air passageway provide heat. Fans circulate the warmed air through the air passage ways and into the upper air well of the display compartment.

Claims

1. A warmed display fixture comprising:

a housing comprising a low font wall, a back wall higher than the front wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and end walls forming a display compartment, said housing having an opening providing access to the display compartment from outside the housing;

a stepped panel within said display compartment dividing the compartment into an upper air well above said stepped panel and a lower air well below said stepped panel;

an air passageway having an inlet opening above said stepped panel and an outlet opening below said stepped panel, the front, back, bottom, and end walls, and the stepped panel forming the passageway between said inlet and outlet openings;

said stepped panel comprising horizontal steps and risers therebetween;

said stepped panel also comprising heaters mounted beneath the horizontal steps;

a coil heater arid a least one fan to circulate air over said coil heater, in said air inlet opening, under said stepped panel, and out said outlet opening.

2. The warmed display fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said stepped panel comprises three steps.

3. The warmed display fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein said stepped panel is clad in ceramic tiles.

4. The warmed display fixture as recited in claim 1, further comprising plurality of fans.

5. The warmed display fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein the coil heater is positioned adjacent said inlet opening.

6. The warmed display fixture as recited in claim 1, wherein the coil heater is positioned adjacent said outlet opening.