Covers and containment systems and methods for food service pans
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-077/20
B65D-081/34
A47J-027/16
B65D-041/24
A47J-036/06
B65D-075/00
출원번호
US-0973752
(2013-08-22)
등록번호
US-9334099
(2016-05-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Blucher, Timothy L.
Schmal, Michael D.
Bachert, Ernest E.
Radosta, Joseph A.
출원인 / 주소
M&Q IP Leasing, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
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초록▼
A heat-shrinkable polymeric cover provides a safe, low cost way to cover a food service pan during food preparation, storage, cooking, transport and reheating. The food pan cover can have a closed top end having a first top edge and a second top edge and an open bottom end having a first bottom edge
A heat-shrinkable polymeric cover provides a safe, low cost way to cover a food service pan during food preparation, storage, cooking, transport and reheating. The food pan cover can have a closed top end having a first top edge and a second top edge and an open bottom end having a first bottom edge and a second bottom edge. A first side seal extends from the top end to the bottom end, and a second side seal extends from the top end to the bottom end. A gusset can be formed between the first top edge and the second top edge. The food pan cover can be formed from a single layer of heat-shrinkable polymeric material capable of withstanding a temperature of at least about 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
대표청구항▼
1. A food containment system comprising: a Gastronorm pan; anda pan cover configured to cover a top opening of the pan, the cover comprising: a closed top end comprising a first top edge and a second top edge;an open bottom end comprising a first bottom edge and a second bottom edge;a first side sea
1. A food containment system comprising: a Gastronorm pan; anda pan cover configured to cover a top opening of the pan, the cover comprising: a closed top end comprising a first top edge and a second top edge;an open bottom end comprising a first bottom edge and a second bottom edge;a first side seal extending from the top end toward the bottom end;a second side seal extending from the top end toward the bottom end;a first lateral wall formed by the first top edge, first bottom edge, first side seal, and second side seal;a second lateral wall formed by the second top edge, second bottom edge, first side seal, and second side seal; anda gusset formed between the first top edge and the second top edge,wherein the pan cover is formed from a heat-shrinkable polymeric material capable of withstanding a temperature of at least about 400 degrees Fahrenheit for at least about two hours. 2. The food containment system of claim 1, wherein the pan comprises: a bottom panel; andone or more side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel, each side wall having a top edge defining the top opening of the pan. 3. The food containment system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first lateral wall is located outside a first side wall of the top pan opening and at least a portion of the second lateral wall is located outside a second side wall of the top pan opening, when the pan cover is covering the pan. 4. The food containment system of claim 1, wherein the cover is configured to shrink when heat is applied to the cover so that the cover engages a peripheral lip of the pan at the top pan opening to cover and seal the top pan opening. 5. The food containment system of claim 1, wherein the heat-shrinkable polymeric material comprises a mono-layer film comprising polyester and a polyester elastomer and having a thickness in the range of about 0.8 mils to about 1.5 mils. 6. The food food containment of claim 1, wherein the heat-shrinkable polymeric material comprises a multi-layer film having a thickness in the range of about 0.8 mils to about 1.5 mils. 7. The food containment system of claim 1, wherein the pan cover gusset comprises: a first top panel bounded by the first top edge and a longitudinal fold line; anda second top panel bounded by the second top edge and the fold line. 8. The food food containment of claim 7, wherein the first top panel is approximately equal in size to the first lateral wall and the second top panel is approximately equal in size to the second lateral wall. 9. A food containment system comprising: a Gastronorm pan; anda pan cover configured to cover a top opening of the pan, the cover, prior to heat-shrinking, comprising: a closed top end comprising a first top edge and a second top edge;an open bottom end comprising a first bottom edge and a second bottom edge;a first side seal extending from the top end toward the bottom end;a second side seal extending from the top end toward the bottom end;a first lateral wall formed by the first top edge, first bottom edge, first side seal, and second side seal;a second lateral wall formed by the second top edge, second bottom edge, first side seal, and second side seal; anda gusset formed between the first top edge and the second top edge,wherein the pan cover is formed from a heat-shrinkable polymeric material capable of withstanding a temperature of at least about 400 degrees Fahrenheit for at least about two hours. 10. The food containment system of claim 9, wherein the pan comprises: a bottom panel; andone or more side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel, each side wall having a top edge defining the top opening of the pan. 11. The food containment system of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of the first lateral wall is located outside a first side wall of the top pan opening and at least a portion of the second lateral wall is located outside a second side wall of the top pan opening, when the pan cover is covering the pan. 12. The food containment system of claim 9, wherein the cover is configured to shrink when heat is applied to the cover so that the cover engages a peripheral lip of the pan at the top pan opening to cover and seal the top pan opening. 13. The food containment system of claim 9, wherein the heat-shrinkable polymeric material comprises a mono-layer film comprising polyester and a polyester elastomer and having a thickness in the range of about 0.8 mils to about 1.5 mils. 14. The food food containment of claim 9, wherein the heat-shrinkable polymeric material comprises a multi-layer film having a thickness in the range of about 0.8 mils to about 1.5 mils. 15. The food containment system of claim 9, wherein the pan cover gusset comprises: a first top panel bounded by the first top edge and a longitudinal fold line; anda second top panel bounded by the second top edge and the fold line. 16. The food food containment of claim 15, wherein the first top panel is approximately equal in size to the first lateral wall and the second top panel is approximately equal in size to the second lateral wall.
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