Serving bar and container for food

Details Serving bar and container for food Serving bar and container for food

1987-12-11

1991-04-16

Pollard, Steven M.

Receptacles

Arrangements of plural receptacles

220 234, A47F 500

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050075527

ABSTRACT:
A container for food which comprises a pan having a bottom and two sets of opposing side walls extending therefrom to an opening and defining a compartment for for holding the food is disclosed. The container also comprises a first cover engageable with periphery of one end of the pan adjacent the opening for covering a portion of the opening adjacent that end, whereby a fixed quantity of food is exposed by the remaining portion of the opening. Additionally, the side walls of one of the sets of side walls tapers in height, as measured between the bottom and the opening, to define the compartment as having a first portion of larger volume at one end of the pan than a second portion having a smaller volume at the other end of the pan. The first cover is adaptable to enclose either the first portion of the compartment, whereby a smaller quantity of food is exposed in the second portion of the compartment, or the second portion of the compartment, whereby a larger quantity of food is exposed in the first portion of the compartment. A serving bar comprising a base having a substantially rectangular shaped opening, the periphery of which forms a substantially rectangular shaped upper edge for supporting such containers, is also disclosed.

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