Patent ID: 8263906

Claim:
An apparatus for maintaining comestible goods at an elevated temperature comprising: a re-heatable body, the body comprising a circular top surface and a circular bottom surface; a plurality of power pins disposed in the body between the top surface and bottom surface; a plurality of loop pins disposed in the body adjacent to the power pins; and a filament coupled to the power pins and thermally coupled to the top surface of the body, wherein the body further comprises: a plurality of rails disposed on the bottom surface, the rails comprising means for maintaining the body a fixed distance away from an adjacent surface in which it is disposed upon; a notch defined into its peripheral edge beneath the top surface and above the center of the recess defined into the body; and a plurality of male components disposed symmetrically around the circumference of the body, the male components comprising means for coupling the body to an underliner, wherein the underliner comprises: a border comprising an inner radius and an outer radius; an access port defined in an arc segment of the border; a notch aperture defined in the border above the center of the access port; and a plurality of female apertures defined symmetrically around the circumference of the inner radius of the border, the female apertures comprising means for coupling with the male components disposed on the body.