A seafood showcase having a plurality of vertical dividers disposed on a bottom from a front wall to a rear wall, forming a plurality of sections. A plurality of perforated horizontal dividers is medially disposed on the bottom, bisecting each of the plurality of sections into a front compartment and a rear compartment. The front compartment has a drain, a perforated drain separator wall, and a perforated false bottom. The perforated false bottom is removably disposed on the bottom of the showcase within the front compartment, and the perforated false bottom has an at least one handle and a plurality of removable legs. A water feed system has a main line and a plurality of compartment lines with a first valve and a perforated dispersion mechanism. A plurality of vertical drainpipes is attached to the drain of the front compartment of each section of the plurality of sections.

A voice augmentation device disposed at a specific position with respect to a droplet suppressing member disposed between a speaker and a listener to suppress droplet generated from at least one of a mouth and nose of the speaker causes a base vibration input part to receive vibration from at least one of the droplet suppressing member and air between the droplet suppressing member and the base vibration input part, causes a mounting part to receive the vibration from the droplet suppressing member, causes a coupling part to receive the vibration from at least one of the droplet suppressing member and air between the droplet suppressing member and the coupling part, and causes a base vibration output part to transmit the vibration received by the base vibration input part, the mounting part, and the coupling part to air on a side of the listener.

Various embodiments for a food display that includes a friction hinge capable of retaining and adjusting a panel without a locking mechanism that requires attachments or detachments are disclosed. The food display can include food display posts and a friction hinge attached to at least one of the food display posts. A panel can be coupled to the friction hinge to act as a sneeze or breath guard, where the panel is capable of rotating about the friction hinge when a predetermined amount of force is applied to the panel.

Food service equipment may include a hygienic shield system. The hygienic shield system may include a frame that is coupled to a serving surface of the food service equipment. At least one clear or transparent panel may be coupled to the frame. The food service equipment may include a media device or system that is integrated within or on the food service equipment. The media device may be configured to playback one of audio and video of a media file. The food service equipment may include a controller configured to select the one of audio and video of the media file for playback by the media device.

An enclosure for a chafer stand is provided. The enclosure is configured to cover at least three sides of the chafer stand, protecting it from wind and cold air, and configured to keep food stored in the chafer stand warm. Further, a sneeze guard extends from a rear or side of the enclosure which extends above and over at least a portion of the chafer stand, allowing a user to access the food stored within the chafer stand from the front, and protecting it from above from breath, coughing, sneezing, and the like.

Aspects of the disclosure herein relate to systems and methods for heating, cooling, and/or displaying food. A food display system may include a base; a support engaged with the base; a canopy supported by the support, the canopy having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge surface between the top and bottom surfaces, the edge surface having at least a first portion and a second portion; and a light source configured to provide light to the first portion of the edge surface of the canopy and illuminate the second portion of the edge surface of the canopy. The canopy may be configured to be located above a food item.

A bracket assembly includes a supporting bar, a cylindrical member configured to slidably receive the supporting bar, an annular cap configured to removably couple with the cylindrical member, an arm extending outwardly from the annular cap, a torque cartridge, and a clamping element configured to releasably hold a frame. The torque cartridge includes a first portion and a second portion rotatably coupled with the first portion. The first portion of the torque cartridge is received within the arm such that the second portion of the torque cartridge is rotatable relative to the first portion and to the arm. The clamping element is coupled with the second portion of the torque cartridge at an outer end of the arm such that the clamping element is rotatable relative to the arm and to the annular cap.

A covering arrangement for a food bar has at least one covering element with front and rear sections, and two first side sections disposed between the front and rear sections along opposite outer edges. The rear section extends in a substantially vertical plane. The covering arrangement also has a mounting structure with at least first and second mounting elements extending in a substantially vertical direction. The covering elements are movable in a vertical direction relative to the mounting elements, allowing the covering elements to move between a lower closed position and an upper open position. The covering arrangement further comprises second side sections fixedly or detachably connectable to the food bar such that when a covering element is closed, the first side sections are disposed adjacent to, and in parallel with, the second side sections, and when the covering element is open, the second side sections act as side covers.

A food display system for display food items on a table includes a cart having a tray storage recess in either side thereof, a bin storage area in a top side thereof, and a bin holder storage recess in a rear side thereof. A plurality of nestable trays are each storable in the at least one tray storage recess of each side of the cart. A plurality of bins are each storable in the bin storage area of the top of the cart. A plurality of nestable bin holders are each adapted for displaying at least one of the bins while resting on one of the tables. In a deployed configuration, the cart is positioned in front of the table, and each of the bin holders is placed on the table and each holding at least one of the bins which display the food items.

An adjustable breath guard includes a frame, a shield, and a hinge assembly pivotally coupling the shield to the frame. The hinge assembly is reconfigurable between (a) an engaged configuration in which the hinge assembly limits downward movement of the shield and permits upward movement of the shield and (b) a disengaged configuration in which the shield permits both downward movement of the shield and upward movement of the shield. The hinge assembly is configured to change from the engaged configuration to the disengaged configuration in response to the shield moving upward.