Heating pad for a food service cart

- Aladdin Synergetics, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a heating pad for a food service cart showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top, front and side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a heating pad for a food service cart;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of FIG. 7, the opposite elevational view being a mirror image of that shown;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 11 is a top, front and side perspective view of FIG. 7.

The undisclosed bottom view of FIG. 7 is the same as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2.

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Patent History
Patent number: D330276
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 15, 1989
Date of Patent: Oct 13, 1992
Assignee: Aladdin Synergetics, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
Inventor: Leonard L. Mitchum, Jr. (Huntsville, AL)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett
Application Number: 7/394,181
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D34/27); D/7323; D/7362