Patent ID: 7225633
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A47G,F25D,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A rotary food server for storing food in a chilled condition and serving it to a user, comprising, a horizontal, stationary base; a dish mounted for rotation on said stationary base about a vertical, central axis, said dish having a bottom wall, a peripheral rim, a central boss having an outer peripheral wall spaced radially from and facing toward said rim and a plurality of dividing walls extending radially between said boss and said rim to define a plurality of peripherally spaced pockets; a plurality of trays shaped and sized to fit snugly and removably within said pockets, each said tray having a bottom wall facing towards said bottom wall of said dish, side walls extending radially in contact with the adjacent dividing walls defining the pocket within which the tray is received, inner and outer end walls extending peripherally in contact with adjacent regions of said boss and said rim, said walls of the tray defining an upwardly open tray interior within which food may be placed for storage, and a lid movably connected to the tray for opening and closing over the tray interior; and at least one coolant housing associated with each said tray, said coolant housing containing a chill retaining substance, said coolant housing positioned adjacent at least one wall of said tray for thermal transfer between said chill retaining substance and food placed within said tray, said tray and the associated said coolant housing being removable from said dish to enable said chill retaining substance to be refrigerated; whereby, after refrigeration of said coolant housing and said substance therein, and subsequent placement of food within the associated tray and placement of said tray on said dish, the food within is stored in a chilled condition and may be served by rotating said dish to move the tray into proximity to the user and opening the lid.