Patent ID: 8674269
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A food product heating apparatus comprising: a housing; at least one operable drawer attached within said housing and adapted to hold a plurality of refrigerated food products that are to be heated to a pre-determined safe serving temperature; a heat source place directly above said at least one operable drawer and attached within said housing to provide evenly distributed, controlled heat to plurality of refrigerated food products that can be held within said at least one operable drawer; a control assembly having an on/off switch and a pilot light comprising: a timer wherein said apparatus is set to a pre-determined time wherein said pilot light is illuminated indicating that a preheat mode has been initiated wherein said preheat mode continues until said timer counts down to zero; wherein once said timer reaches zero, said pilot light goes out indicating that a preheat temperature has been reached and said apparatus switches to a hold mode wherein said apparatus is ready for loading the plurality of refrigerated food products; a nonadjustable heat thermostat that has a pre-set heat temperature used for when said timer is turned on and is counting down to zero, an adjustable hold thermostat that sets the temperature of the apparatus when said timer reaches or is set at zero such that said apparatus hold temperature a provides said preheat temperature to the preheat temperature such that said products are held at the pre-determined safe serving temperature.