Patent ID: 7775346

Claim:
A food buffet table system for permitting access to food articles, said system comprising: a base being positioned on and extending upwardly from a support surface; a tabletop being coupled to said base and positioned above the support surface, said tabletop having a channel extending into said tabletop through an upper surface of said tabletop, said channel being positioned above a lower surface of said tabletop so that the lower surface will not allow food articles to fall to the support surface, said channel extending in an approximate oval shape along said tabletop, said channel extending around and encompassing a stationary central area of said upper surface of said tabletop, wherein articles are positionable on said central area in a spaced relationship from said channel; a plurality of conveyor assemblies being positioned in and extending along said channel, said conveyor assemblies receiving and supporting the food articles, said conveyor assemblies being actuated to convey the food articles in an approximate oval path around said tabletop; and a pair of drive assemblies being positioned underneath and within said central area, a plurality of said conveyor assemblies being coupled to one of said drive assemblies, said drive assemblies being actuated to actuate said conveyor assemblies to convey the food articles around said tabletop.