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Platewarmer system

Patent 4777931 Issued on October 18, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 7, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 07/070376 filed on 07/07/1987

US Classes:

126/246Dish

Examiners

Primary: Green, Randall L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A47J 39/00 (20060101)
A47J 39/02 (20060101)

Abstract

A platewarmer system comprises a platewarmer and platewarmer lid. The platewarmer has a base, a heat storage member supported on the base, and a retainer covering the heat storage member and fixed to the base whereby the heat storage member is fixed to the base. The platewarmer lid has a body and an insert fixed to the underside of the body for reflecting heat radiated from the surface over which the lid is placed. The method of manufacturing the platewarmer includes forming a heat storage member, forming a retainer, and molding a plastic base wherein the heat sotrage member and retainer are encapsulated in the base as a unit. The method of manufacturing the platewarmer lid includes forming an insert and molding a plastic base wherein the insert is encapsulated inside the base.

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