Universal food holding cabinet with buttoned-in escutcheons
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1. An escutcheon for a food holding cabinet, the escutcheon comprised of:
- a center portion having front and rear surfaces and first and second opposing ends;
a key extending outwardly from the rear surface, the key being configured to fit into a mating key hole and thereby attach the escutcheon to the food holding cabinet; and
at least one of a user input device or a display housed within the center portion of the escutcheon and exposed through an opening in the front surface of the center portion of the escutcheon.
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Abstract
Escutcheons for a temperature-controlled food holding cabinet are removable and field replaceable by the use of interlocking keys and keyholes that hold the escutcheon in place and align the escutcheon to electrical connectors. The escutcheons are provided with illuminated user interfaces. A key formed on either the escutcheon or chassis of the cabinet, engages a corresponding keyhole formed on either the cabinet chassis or the escutcheon.
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18 Claims
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1. An escutcheon for a food holding cabinet, the escutcheon comprised of:
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a center portion having front and rear surfaces and first and second opposing ends; a key extending outwardly from the rear surface, the key being configured to fit into a mating key hole and thereby attach the escutcheon to the food holding cabinet; and at least one of a user input device or a display housed within the center portion of the escutcheon and exposed through an opening in the front surface of the center portion of the escutcheon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A temperature-controlled food holding cabinet having at least one food holding compartment, the food holding cabinet comprised of:
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a chassis having a flange adjacent to an opening into a temperature-controlled food holding compartment, the flange facing away from the cabinet and having a key hole formed therein; and an escutcheon having; a front surface; a rear surface abutting the flange of the chassis; a key extending outwardly from the rear surface, the key being inserted into the key hole, the key and key hole being configured to allow the escutcheon to be translated in a first direction to attach the escutcheon to the flange and translated in an opposite second direction to release the escutcheon from the flange; and at least one of a user input device or a display housed within the escutcheon and exposed through an opening in the front surface of the escutcheon. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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