Patent ID: 7219608
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A food preparation table, comprising: a pan holder which accommodates pans containing ingredient foodstuff items; an insulated wall surrounding the pan holder and having a flat top surface; n brackets fixed on the insulated wall, n being an even number; and n/2 covers for covering or exposing the pan holder, each of the covers including: two opposite sides; a pair of first hinge axles which are attached on said two opposite sides, respectively; and a pair of second hinge axles which are attached on said two opposite sides, respectively, wherein the pair of first hinge axles are closer to a center portion of each of the covers than the pair of second hinge axles, and wherein the first and the second hinge axles are slidably engaged with two brackets among said n brackets and each of the brackets includes a guide surface for guiding one of the first axles, with said guide surface having a continuous curvature which is slanted in a direction toward the second hinge axles such that when the covers are opened, the covers will necessarily move upward and forward along the curved slant surface in the slanted direction.