Patent ID: 7895953

Claim:
A food guard apparatus, comprising: first and second structural supports, the structural supports each comprising: first and second sheet-like components, each having an inner and an outer surface, spaced apart in substantially parallel planes such that the inner surfaces of the sheet-like components face one another, wherein each of the sheet-like components comprise at least one through-hole; at least one spacer positioned between, and in mechanical communication with, the inner surfaces of the sheet-like components and fully contained within boundaries of a space defined between the inner surfaces of the sheet-like components, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a bore that defines an axis substantially perpendicular to the parallel planes of the sheet-like components; and at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener is configured to mechanically couple said at least one spacer between the first and second sheet-like components, when commonly positioned through the bore of the spacer and said at least one through-hole of each of the sheet-like components; two or more connection devices mechanically coupled to the outer surfaces of the first sheet-like components of the first and second structural supports, wherein each connection device further comprises a panel fastener component positioned along an axis of the connection device that is substantially parallel to the plane of the respective first sheet-like component; and a transparent panel mechanically coupled to the first and second structural supports via the panel fastener component of each of the two or more connection devices, wherein the transparent panel defines a plane substantially perpendicular to both the axes of the connection devices and the parallel planes of the sheet-like components.