Patent ID: 8283604

Claim:
A warming device ( 10 , 1000 , 2000 ) for chips comprising: a support structure ( 15 ) defining an inner volume and having a first door ( 100 ) selectively sealing a first opening ( 60 ), a second door ( 110 ) selectively sealing a second opening ( 70 ) and a chip tray ( 120 ) selectively sealing a third opening ( 80 ); a chip shelf in said inner volume between said second opening ( 70 ) and said third opening ( 80 ), said chip shelf contacts said chip tray ( 120 ) to act as a door-stop ( 130 ) for said chip tray ( 120 ) when said chip tray ( 120 ) selectively seals said third opening ( 80 ); and a heating device positioned in said support structure ( 15 ) that supplies heat to the chips in said inner volume, wherein said first and second openings ( 60 , 70 ) are adjacent to each other.