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Heater assembly for a rotating cafeteria type food service counter
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Inventors: Weddendorf, Elmer R.;
Assignee: B/W Metals Company, Inc. (Fairfield, OH)
Primary Examiner: Blix; Trygve M.
Assistant Examiner: Eisenzopf; Reinhard J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
An improved overhead heater assembly fixed to a rotating cafeteria type food service counter. The improved heater assembly includes infrared type radiant heater rod elements disposed concentrically above the counter's hot food section, the number of heater rods provided being equal to the number of step sections in the counter's hot food section. The heater rods are combined with radiant heat reflectors and heater switches in a single hood unit that permits varying the heat between the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the rotating counter as desired by an operator. Light bulbs interposed between at least two of the heater rods serve to illuminate the food positioned in the counter's hot food section. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Having described in detail the preferred embodiment of my invention, what I desire to claim and protect by Letters Patent is: 1.
A rotating cafeteria type food service counter apparatus having an improved overhead heater assembly, said apparatus comprising a generally circular food service counter adapted to rotate about a fixed center axis, said counter including a counter top adapted to receive food in a hot food section; at least two step sections provided on said counter top in said hot food section, a plurality of infrared type radiant heater rod elements disposed generally concentrically relative to said fixed center axis above said hot food section, the number of said heater rod elements being at least equal to the number of step sections in said hot food section, and each of said rod elements extending from one end to the other of said hot food section, a plurality of radiant heat reflectors, one of said radiant heat reflectors being positioned above each of said heater rod elements to direct the radiant heat onto said step sections, at least two of said radiant heat reflectors being configured to focus radiant heat on the same portion of said counter top, at least one light bulb adapted to illuminate the food in said hot food section, said light bulb being positioned in a light bulb channel interposed between two of said concentric heater rod elements, said light bulb being separately controlled relative to said heater rod elements, said heater rod elements, heat reflectors and light bulb being combined in a single overhead unit, a separate control switch in an electric circuit for each of said heater rod elements, said separate control switches permitting each of said heater rod elements to be energized as desired by an operator to vary the amount of radiant heat focused on different portions of said hot food section, and structural arm means connecting said overhead unit and said counter top.
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An improved overhead heater assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said separate control switches are located on the inner edge of said single overhead unit
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