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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1975
Robert J Kennedy, Jr, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kendall S Smith, II, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Lincoln Manufacturing Company, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A breath guard canopy for a serving unit of the type in which individuals move trays along one or both sides of the serving unit and receive food stuffs therefrom either by self-service or by being served. A breath guard, or canopy, in the form of at least one sheet of transparent material is supported on the unit in such a position as to be interposed between individuals moving along the unit and food stuffs contained in the unit, thereby protecting the food stuffs from the possibility of contamination. An illumination unit may be incorporated in the canopy to illuminate such foodstuff.