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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry A Wallace, Greenville, NC (US);
Ventonia L Keyes, Jamesville, NC (US);
Harry C Hopkins, Williamston, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 39 ; 165 481 ; 165 482 ; 165 58 ; 165918 ; 62223 ; 624579 ; 126451 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for keeping food hot and/or cold includes a body of heavily insulated material in which there are separate recesses for hot food and cold food. The cold food is kept cold by means of an ice compartment located in the bottom of one recess and an exhaustible refrigeration unit located in the top of that recess. The hot food is kept warm by means of an electrical coil in the bottom of the recess and a solar heating panel in the top.