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Pan storage apparatus

  • US 9,693,655 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2015
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus adapted for storing food in an open top pan, the apparatus comprising,a pan storage space having a front pan receiving opening sized to permit the pan to be received in the pan storage space from the front pan receiving opening,at least one slide surface in the pan storage space constructed to slidably receive and support the pan on the at least one slide surface,a cover for at least partially covering the open top of the pan, the cover having a front end, a rear end, and left and right sides,the pan storage space including a front cover receiving opening at least partially above the front pan receiving opening, the front cover receiving opening being sized to permit the cover to be received in the pan storage space from the front cover receiving opening,at least one cover support surface positioned for supporting the cover in the pan storage space when the cover is received in the pan storage space from the front cover receiving opening,at least one retainer blocking a forward portion of the pan storage space, the at least one retainer including a cover retaining surface constructed for engaging a retainer engagement surface of the cover to retain the cover in the pan storage space,the cover and the at least one retainer being constructed to permit the retainer engagement surface of the cover to pass over the cover retaining surface as the cover is moved rearward with respect to the retainer into the pan storage space from the front cover receiving opening.

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