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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Daryl R. Monroe, Granite City, IL (US);
Kim C. Fietsam, New Athens, IL (US);
Paul S. Rusk, Ballwin, MO (US);
Thomas E. Yingst, St. Louis, MO (US);
Albert D. Smith, Sedalia, MO (US);
Daryl R. Monroe, Granite City, IL (US);
Kim C. Fietsam, New Athens, IL (US);
Paul S. Rusk, Ballwin, MO (US);
Thomas E. Yingst, St. Louis, MO (US);
Albert D. Smith, Sedalia, MO (US);
Duke Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A temperature controlled food serving bar having a cabinet with an elongate opening. At least one divider of thermally conductive material extends the length of the elongate cabinet opening and divides the interior cabinet space into a plurality of elongate, pan-receiving cavities. The divider comprises a side wall and a bottom wall and at least one of the bottom wall and the side wall having a wall thickness between about 0.1 inch and about 0.2 inch. At least one food-holding pan received in one of the pan-receiving cavities has a bottom wall and side walls. At least one of the side walls of the at least one food-holding pan is spaced from the side wall of the divider between about 0.03 inch and about 0.15 inch. A temperature control system controls the temperature of the at least one divider.