Multi-Level Compartmentalized Insert for a Food Holding Cabinet Having At Least One Independent Sliding Compartmentalized Tray and Cover for Same

Abstract

An insert for a food holding cabinet provides multiple, individual food holding compartments, which can be operated as encapsulated environments. The insert is made from an elongated tray formed to have at least one food product holding compartment, which is formed at one end of the elongated tray. A slid-able is configured to be able slide back and forth and formed to have at least one additional food product holding compartment. A slid-able cover is configured to be able to slide in the elongated tray, over the slide-able cover. Multiple individual food holding compartments can be uncovered, one-at-a-time as need for food product arises.

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         7 . A compartmentalized insert for a food holding cabinet comprising:
 an elongated tray having first and second opposing sides, and first and second opposing ends configured to hold the first and second opposing sides in a first fixed, spaced-apart relationship to one another;   a first food product holding compartment located in the elongated tray between the first and second opposing sides and proximate to the first opposing end;   a translatable tray located in the elongated tray at an elevation above the first food product holding compartment, the translatable tray having a second food product holding compartment and the translatable tray being configured to translate in the elongated tray.   
     
     
         8 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the translatable tray translates in a longitudinal direction in the elongated tray. 
     
     
         9 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a cover located above the translatable tray.   
     
     
         10 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 9 , wherein the cover is translatable in the elongated tray, independent of the translatable tray. 
     
     
         11 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 9 , wherein the cover has a length dimension that is substantially equal to a length dimension of the translatable tray. 
     
     
         12 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 9 , wherein the cover has a width dimension that is greater than a width dimension of the translatable tray. 
     
     
         13 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 9 , wherein the cover is transparent. 
     
     
         14 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 9 , wherein the cover comprises first and second opposing ends and a downwardly extending lip at one of the first and second opposing ends of the cover. 
     
     
         15 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 14 , wherein the cover comprises an upwardly extending lip at the other of the first and second opposing ends of the cover. 
     
     
         16 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 15 , wherein the downwardly extending lip of the cover abuts a first end of the translatable tray when the cover is located over the second food product holding compartment. 
     
     
         17 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the first food product holding compartment is a disc-shaped depression. 
     
     
         18 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the translatable tray has a length dimension that is less than a length dimension of the elongated tray. 
     
     
         19 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the translatable tray has a height dimension that is less than a height dimension of the elongated tray. 
     
     
         20 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the first food product holding compartment of the elongated tray comprises a depression formed in a substantially horizontal surface that extends from a first opposing side to a second opposing side. 
     
     
         21 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the translatable tray has two food product holding compartments. 
     
     
         22 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein the elongated tray has two food product holding compartments. 
     
     
         23 . The compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 , wherein one of the first and second food product holding compartments is configured to hold a disc-shaped patty. 
     
     
         24 . A food holding cabinet comprising the compartmentalized insert of  claim 7 .