Patent ID: 8362404

Claim:
A heated food storage container, comprising: a housing forming an open internal volume with upper and lower walls, right and left walls, and a rear wall in combination defining the internal volume accessible through an open front portion; a heater and a fan disposed within the housing and configured to deliver a flow of heated air within the internal volume; a combined rack and ventilation assembly comprising upper and lower walls, right and left walls, and a rear wall in combination defining a second internal volume accessible through an open front portion, wherein the assembly may be disposed within the internal volume of the housing and the assembly is configured to be removed from the internal volume of the housing without any external tools, wherein a ventilation path within the container is formed when the assembly is positioned within the housing, the ventilation path disposed within a first plenum defined between the respective rear walls of the assembly and housing and continuing to a second plenum defined between the respective lower walls of the assembly and housing.