Patent ID: 11937735
Assignee: THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, L.L.C.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 11:
12. A food station, comprising:
a base configured to support a food product;
a frame coupled to the base, the frame including a longitudinal member having a length extending in a longitudinal direction; and
a heat strip module coupled to the longitudinal member, the heat strip module comprising:
a housing;
a heating element coupled to the housing and configured to emit energy to heat the food product has a length that extends along a main axis of the heating element from a first end portion of the heating element to a second end portion of the heating element and a width that is less than the length of the heating element; and
a reflector coupled to the housing and configured to redirect a portion of the energy emitted by the heating element downward toward the food product,

wherein the heat strip module is selectively repositionable along the length of the longitudinal member between a first position and a second position and configured to emit the energy in both the first position and the second position; and
wherein the heat strip module is selectively rotatable relative to the longitudinal member about a substantially vertical axis, and wherein the substantially vertical axis passes through a central portion of the heating element that is positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion.