US1922992A - Protector for foods - Google Patents

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Aug. 15, 41 933.

T. TIGHE, JR

PROTECTOR FOR FOOD Filed ug. 25. 19:52

Patented Aug. 15, 1 933 t i i I t i f UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE I 1,922,992 PRo'rEo'roit FOR FooDs I i Tholnas-Tighe, Jr., Chicago, Ill. Application August 25,:1932.v Serial No. 630,452

' ;13 oians. (ol. rio-;53) i A This invention relates to a protector for foods The top edge of portion '7 is fiat and it is arplaced upon service plates, and has for its obt ranged inalignment with the point of mergence ject to provide,` in a manner as hereinafter set of the 'bend 8 with portion The top edge of forth, a device of 'the class referred to for enportion 5 is the outer terminus of the body of 5 compassing, in protectingrelation, the food upon flangef 3. The forward face `of portion 5 is in aplatewhen transporting the latter from a point snug abutting 'engagement throughout with the .of foodfsupply to the point of service; with the rear face of the portion'l., The bend' connects protector so constructed to enable a plurality of the portions 5, '7 together. i i protectors to maintain a series of service plates in The cross sectional width of 'the horizontal leg 10 stack relation With'respectto each other to peris materially greater than the height of the .vertil mit for conveniently and expeditionally transcal leg. The legs are disposed at right angles to porting the Stack by a single waiter for 'the pureach other. The leg 4 Vslightlyo inclines downposev of serving quckly a number of persons at wardly'from part 2 to bendiS. a banquet, and with the protectors acting to not The top of body portion 1 is formed with an 15 only protect the foods upon the stacked plates annular upper supporting flange 9 of angle- .but also pfevenfihg the fOOdS rOm COOlIlg While shaped cross section disposed inwardly and exbeing transported to the point, desired. tending upwardly with respect to body portion 1. A further object of the invention is to pro- The flange 9 comprises a horizontal leg 10 which vde, in a manner as hereinafter Set forth, a merges into the top of body portion 1 and extends 20 protector for the purpose referred to including inwardly. at right angies to the1otter. 'rhe1eg 10 `2:? vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a the1atteris connected to portion 11 of the Vertical a body Dart having a renforced I'igd SuPpOrtmerges into an upwardly extending `Vertical leg ing means at an end thereof to increase the life lfgrmed of an inner portion 11, an upper rounded Of the protector. bend 12 and an outer portion 13. The Vertical leg Furthel'V Oblets Of the inVGnOh are JO pl'O' extends upwardly from the horizontal leg 10 and O protector for the purpose set forth, which S leg byalower rounded bend 14. The bottom edge Simple in its construction and afrrangement of portion 13 is positioned in alignment with the Stmng' durab1e compact, thoroughly efficient in point of mergenoe of the bend 14 with the portion its use, conveniently handled and comparatively `11 of the Vertical leg. The bottom edge of por- 00 inexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially and to others mon 13 is Spad abov the re-maming part of which may' hereinafter appear: the invention benC-l 14 Spaced above' :The portloI-ls 11' 13 of the vert1cal leg of the uppei fiange are m snug contact conslsts 9* such paftsf and Such combmatilon of throulghout.,V lThe cross sectional length of the leg parts Wh1c-h fan Wlthm the Scope of the `mven` 10 is of greater length Vthan the height of that 151011;1 al lllvlg Vertical leg into which it merges.

i When the protector isfin position with respect a 5 Figure 2 is a cross sectional view thereof. gmal pomqn of ulg-upper face of Such plate' and 40 Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in Vertical secthe (tepetldmg Vermcal leg eltcompasses the edge ,Dion upon an enlarged Scala of said disk to prevent the shiftmg of the proteci Referrine` to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawins', tor relatlve to the dlsk' The body port 'Ion 1 en' the food protector shown thereby comprises a compasse the food upon the plate' When a' 'serw body portion 1 in the form of an annulus or ring we plate ls Stacked upon a protector moumed on 40 gradually decreasing in diameter from its bottom a IOW seri/.Ice plate' the bottom of the upper toits top whereby said body portion 1 is of taplate ls'sea'teq upon the bend 12' and the fiange' 4 pered Contour. The height of body portion 1 can rb' head 01' rldge On the 10W??? face of the upper be as desired and the lower terminal part 2 of the plate S encompassed by the mner portlon 11 of latter is directed upon an outwardly extending the Vertical leg'Of the upper Supporting flangc.

curve. The part 2 merges into an annular sup- This arrangement prevents the upper service porting fiange 3 of angle-shaped cross section and plate from shifting relative to the protector which formed of a horizontal leg 4, a depending Vertical S mounted On the IOWGI' plateleg consisting of an inner portion 5, a lower ronnd-` The protector is "constructed of any suitable ed bend 6 and an outer portion 7 and a rounded material, preferably sheet metal of the desired upper bend 8 between leg 4 and the portion 5. gauge.

merging into said horizontal leg, said body portion provided at its top with an inwardly directed annular upper supporting fiange of angleshape cross section to provide a horizontal leg and a Vertical leg, the latter extending ,upwardly from the former and consisting .of a pai'rof Vertical portions snugly abutting throughout, one of said portions of the Vertical leg of the upper flange merging into the other and having a freev edge spacedV above the upper face of the horizontal leg of the upper flange.

2. In a food protector, a body portion of ring`` like form provided at its bottom with an? out- Wardly directed annularlower supporting ange of angle Shape cross section to provide a horizontal and a Vertical leg, the latter depernding from the former and consisting of al pair of Vertical portions, snugly abutting throughout, one of said portions terminating in the other and having a free edge spaced below the upper face of said horizontal leg,l the saidtother portion merging into said horizontal leg, said body portion provided at its top with an inwardly directed annular upper supporting flange of angle-shape cross section to provide a horizontal leg and a Vertical leg, the latter extending upwardly from the former and consisting of a pair of Vertical portions snugly abutting throughout, one of said portions of the Vertical leg of the upper flange mergingl into the other and having a free edge spaced above the upper face of the horizontal leg of the upper flange, the horizontal leg of the upper fiange having its cross sectional length greater than the height of the Vertical leg of the upper fiange.

3. In a food protector, a body portion of ringlike form provided at its bottom With an outwardly directed annular lower supporting iiange therefor and at its top with an inwardly directed annular upper supporting flange for a dish adapted to beV arranged in superimposed relation with respect to the protector, said upper flange being of angle-shape cross section to provide a.

horizontal leg and a Vertical leg, the former extending inwardly from the top of said body portioni and the Vertical leg extending upwardly from, the inner side of the horizontal leg, the said Vertical leg consisting of. a pair of Vertical portions snugly abutting throu'ghout, one of said. portions` of said Vertical legmerging at its upper end into the upper end of and being of less height than the lother portion of the Vertical leg.

THOMAS TIGHE, JR.

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