The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Richard Mcdonagh, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
James H. Cook, Wellston, OK (US);
Martin R. Benning, Yukon, OK (US);
Kent A. Birt, Moore, OK (US);
Larry B. Henderson, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Ronald J. Meredith, Edmond, OK (US);
Richard McDonagh, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
James H. Cook, Wellston, OK (US);
Martin R. Benning, Yukon, OK (US);
Kent A. Birt, Moore, OK (US);
Larry B. Henderson, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Ronald J. Meredith, Edmond, OK (US);
Carlisle FoodService Products, Incorporated, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Abstract
The food pan carrier has a pan carrier body and a pan carrier door. The pan carrier door is slidable relative to the pan carrier body from an open to a closed position. When the door is in the closed position, the food pan carrier will maintain food that has been heated to at least 185° at a minimum of 141° for an extended period of time. The pan carrier body has grooves in which the food pan door is received. The food pan door preferably has rails that are slidable in the grooves. The door slides in the grooves from a second end to a first end of the grooves. As the door slides from the open to the closed position, it moves toward a sealing surface that circumscribes an opening through which food pans are inserted and removed from the pan carrier body. In the fully closed position, the door sealingly engages the sealing surface that circumscribes the opening through which food pans are inserted and removed.