US 3,964,378 A · Tilting frypan with drain system

Abstract

A frypan cooking system is provided with a tilting mechanism to rotate the frypan forward and pour cooking fluid or cleaning water through a pouring lip on the frypan rim. A drain pan is removably mounted in front of the frypan in a fixed position beneath the edge of the pouring lip as a surge reservoir to receive the discharged liquid. The pivotal axis of the frypan is positioned in front of the frypan near the front rim and in alignment with the outer edge of the pouring lip so that the lip is maintained in a position overlapping the edge of the drain pan as the frypan is rotated. The drain pan has an outlet in the bottom connected to a swivel spout for directing the discharged liquid to an external reservoir or to a floor drain through extension tubing. An alternate embodiment includes a telescoping drain chute which can be extended to substantially encompass the end of the pouring lip and direct discharged liquid to a surge reservoir which in turn outlets the liquid to a floor drain.

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Dependent claims

A tilting frypan apparatus comprising in combination:

a free-standing cabinet having a support frame mounted above said cabinet;
a frypan pivotally mounted on said support frame with brackets spacing said frypan from a pivotal axis extending in front of said frypan and parallel to the front side thereof;
means for tilting said frypan about said axis forward toward the front of said cabinet;
a pouring lip integral with the front rim of said frypan and forming a continuous channel extending forward from the front side of said frypan to a point above said axis to pour out fluid from said frypan;
a drain pan having a fluid outlet in the bottom and removably mounted in front of said frypan to substantially instantaneously receive a substantial surge of said fluid in said frypan as said frypan is tilted, a side of said drain pan adjacent to said frypan disposed between said axis and said front side of said frypan with said pouring lip overlying said drain pan side;
and
a swivel drain spout in communication with said fluid outlet to selectively direct the fluid discharged from the drain pan to a storage reservoir or to a floor drain.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tilting frypan with drain system

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