Deep fat fryer and collar for such a fryer
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorHuub Ehlhardt
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Abstract
A deep fat fryer including a pan (2) for holding liquid fat for frying food, the pan (2) having a brim (4) extending along its topmost end, a heater (7) for heating fat in the pan (2), a housing shielding the pan (2) from the environment, an upright exterior wall surface (8) facing away from the pan (2), and a collar (9) extending closely along the brim (4) of the pan (2). The collar (9) is detachable and includes a flange (11) projecting outwardly from the brim (4) and shields at least a portion of the upright exterior wall surface (8). The flange (11) counteracts soiling of upright exterior wall surface (8) and can be cleaned or disposed easily.
Claims12
A deep fat fryer comprising:
- a pan for holding liquid fat for frying food, the pan having a brim extending along its topmost end;
- a heater for heating fat in the pan;
- a housing shielding the pan from the environment;
- an upright exterior wall surface facing away from the pan;
- and
- a collar extending closely along the brim of the pan;
- characterized in that the collar is detachable and includes a flange projecting outwardly from the brim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.