Merchandiser for warm and cold foods

Details Merchandiser for warm and cold foods Merchandiser for warm and cold foods

1999-10-11

2001-07-10

Buiz, Michael Powell (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Display type

Plural storage compartments

C062S249000, C165S048100, C165S058000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06257010

ABSTRACT:

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to the storage and presentation of foods, and more particularly a merchandiser for displaying warm and cold foods.
Traditional restaurants use menus to inform patrons of the foods which are available for consumption on the premises of such restaurants. Cafeterias, on the other hand, actually display the foods for the patrons to observe and select. While cafeteria displays may stimulate sales, cafeteria lines are not for all restaurants. Not only do they occupy considerable space, but they often detract from the ambiance that a restaurateur may seek to present. Yet the actual display of foods stimulates the sale of such foods, and this holds particularly true for pies, salads and confections—foods which might not otherwise be purchased with traditional meal orders.
Merchandisers in the form of cabinets exist for displaying one type of food or another, but rarely different types of foods. One never finds warm and cold foods displayed together, obviously by reason of the different temperatures at which they must be held.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention resides a merchandiser that has a cold compartment and a warm compartment, with the latter being supported on side walls where it is elevated above the cold compartment. The warm compartment is enclosed and is heated by a heating unit located within it.


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