Patent ID: 8091472

Claim:
A food warming apparatus for maintaining previously cooked food portions contained in at least one tray in a ready-to-use condition, said at least one tray having a lip defining a tray opening, said food warming apparatus comprising: a cabinet having at least one heating compartment therein; a support disposed in said at least one heating compartment, said support including at least one stop member and at least one guide member; at least one cover in a first position resting on said at least one stop member, said at least one cover and said support cooperatively defining at least one receiving space within said at least one heating compartment for receiving said at least one tray; and at least one engagement section in said at least one cover engaging said at least one guide member such that said at least one guide member is able to guide upward movement of said at least one cover from said first position to a second position when said at least one tray is inserted into said at least one receiving space.