| 摘要 |
<p>Methods of and apparatus for offering merchandise food items and/or such food items kept warm in a top area of a base stand in a rotary catering table system that conveys the food items around a looped conveyance path. The features which characterize these methods and apparatus include using a merchandise item offering means (22) provided with a plurality of merchandise item loadable plate accepting portions (26), permitting servable merchandise items (14) to be conveyed around a common conveyance loop (44), in both an upper and a lower tier, supplying a given number of merchandise loaded plates (16) onto a crescent chain conveyer (18), allowing broiled or fried, or steamed food items, noodles (118) or a rice gruel (132) to be served with the aid of a water container (92) and a merchandise item loadable receptacle (96, 106), a noodle receptacle (10) or a rice gruel dish receptacle (134), and when a table at an outer peripheral area of the base stand (12) is to be shared by separate parties seating face to face, bisecting the top surface (212) of the table. <IMAGE></p> |
