Pressure fryer
AssigneeThe Broaster Company
InventorsOtley D. Freymiller, Sean Spors
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Abstract
A pressure fryer includes a cooking well having a conical bottom and a substantially vertical sidewall extending upwardly from the conical bottom. A series of vertical fins is mounted to the sidewall. The vertical fins are spaced from one another and a series of undulating fins are mounted between the vertical fins. A heat shield surrounds the cooking well and vertical and undulating fins. The heat shield has an upper wall extending to the cooking well and an outer cover that covers the heat shield and defines an exhaust gas chamber between the outer cover and the heat shield. The fryer includes a multi-shelf rack system and a lift operably connected to the multi-shelf rack system.
Claims14
A pressure fryer, comprising:
- a cooking vessel having a cooking well having a conical bottom and a substantially vertical sidewall extending upwardly from the conical bottom;
- a cover for covering the cooking well;
- a multi-shelf rack system including a plurality of risers, the risers each including engagement members positioned at a distance along the risers corresponding to engagement members of the others of the risers to define a shelf plane;
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- a lift operably connected to the multi-shelf rack system,
- wherein the lift is configured to raise and lower the cover and the multi-shelf rack system to raise and lower the risers together with one each other.
A pressure fryer, comprising:
- a cooking well having a conical bottom and a substantially vertical sidewall extending upwardly from the conical bottom;
- a series of vertical fins mounted to the sidewall, the vertical fins being spaced from one another;
- a series of undulating fins mounted between the vertical fins;
- a heat shield surrounding the cooking well and vertical and undulating fins, the heat shield having an upper wall extending to the cooking well;
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- an outer cover for covering the heat shield and defining an exhaust gas chamber between the outer cover and the heat shield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.