Uniformly heatable rollers for a roller grill assembly
AssigneeCreative Serving Incorporated
InventorRichard L. Poland
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Abstract
A roller grill assembly includes a roller grill housing and a plurality of rollers disposed in an array and rotatably supported by the housing, each roller having an external heating surface, a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at a second end thereof. The roller grill assembly also desirably includes heating elements provided in the rollers for heating the external heating surfaces, and a first insulating end cap secured in the first opening of each roller and a second insulating end cap secured in the second opening of each roller for minimizing heat loss through the ends of the rollers.
Claims21
A roller grill assembly comprising:
- a plurality of rollers disposed in an array, each said roller having an external heating surface, a first opening at a first end of said roller and a second opening at a second end of said roller;
- a heating element provided in each said roller for heating the external surface thereof;
- a first insulating end cap in communication with the first opening of each said roller and a second insulating end cap in communication with the second opening of each said roller, wherein said insulating end caps minimize heat loss through the openings at the ends of said rollers.
The roller grill assembly as claimed in 9, wherein a finish is applied over the external heating surfaces of said rollers, said finish being selected from the group consisting of a chrome plated finish and a non-stick finish.
A roller grill assembly comprising:
- a roller grill housing;
- at least one roller rotatably mounted in said housing, said roller having an external heating surface, a first opening at a first end of said roller and a second opening at a second end of said roller;
- a heating element provided in said roller for heating the external surface of said roller;
- a first insulating end cap in communication with the first opening of said roller and a second insulating end cap in communication with the second opening of said roller, wherein said insulating end caps minimize heat loss through the openings at the first and second ends of said roller.
A roller grill assembly comprising:
- a roller grill housing;
- a plurality of rollers disposed in an array and rotatably supported by said housing, each said roller having an external heating surface, a first opening at a first end of each said roller and a second opening at a second end of each said roller;
- heating elements provided in said rollers for heating the external heating surfaces;
- a first insulating end cap secured in the first opening of each said roller and a second insulating end cap secured in the second opening of each said roller, wherein said insulating end caps minimize heat loss through the ends of said rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.