Self-contained popcorn popper
AssigneeGold Medal Products Co.
InventorTimothy A. Rhome
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Abstract
A self-contained popcorn popper has an open side provided with an air-flow curtain extending at least partially across the open side and directed inwardly. Effluent from popping flows upwardly into a “U”-shaped vent, through an effluent filter and flows into said air flow curtains to reduce particulate-bearing effluent emitted from the popper cabinet. Heated air is recirculated in a lower warming bin to maintain heat in popped corn dumped from a popping kettle and that air is recirculated in the bin, also to reduce emission of particulars into the environment surrounding the popper.
Claims13
A popcorn popper including a cabinet;
- a popcorn popping kettle in said cabinet;
- said cabinet having an open side proximate said kettle;
- and
- an elongated air curtain projector located proximate said open side and being configured to establish an air curtain across a portion of said open side,
- wherein said air curtain projector has a vertically oriented longitudinal axis.
A popcorn popper including:
- a cabinet;
- a popcorn popping kettle within said cabinet;
- said cabinet having at least one open side proximate said kettle;
- at least one air curtain projector located proximate said open side and being configured to establish an air curtain across at least a portion of said open side;
- at least one intake vent in said cabinet and being configured to receive effluent from said kettle when popping popcorn;
- an air recirculation passage configured to receive effluent from said intake vent;
- a filter in said passage configured to filter particulates out of said effluent in said passage;
- and
- said passage being operably connected to said air curtain projector and directing effluent with said air curtain.
A popcorn popper including:
- a cabinet having a popcorn popping kettle therein;
- said cabinet having an open side;
- means for establishing an air curtain across a portion of said open side;
- and
- means for recirculating effluent from popping of popcorn through a filter and into said air curtain to reduce emission from the cabinet of particulate-bearing effluent therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.