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US 6,182,561 B2Granted
Vat bottom configuration for deep fryer
AssigneeUltrafryer Systems, Inc.
InventorsJack E. Garner, Albert C. McNamara, Rosendo A. Sanchez, Allen F. Clark
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Abstract
A fryer system has a vat having a front wall, back wall, two side walls, and a bottom. The bottom is sloped downwardly from the back wall toward the front wall. A trough extends along the front wall and a drain is located in the trough. In certain preferred embodiments, a spray nozzle is oriented to direct a flow of fluid across the bottom of the vat from the back wall toward the trough.
Claims17
A vat for a fryer system comprising, in combination:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall;
- first and second side walls;
- a bottom, the bottom being substantially planar and sloping downwardly from the rear wall toward the front wall;
- a trough extending from the first side wall to the second side wall adjacent the front wall;
- a drain located in the trough, and
- a spray nozzle operably connected to a fluid supply, wherein the spray nozzle is oriented to direct fluid from the fluid supply across substantially the entire surface of the bottom of the vat into the trough.
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A vat for a fryer system comprising, in combination:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall;
- first and second side walls;
- a bottom, the bottom being substantially planar and sloping downwardly from the rear wall toward the front wall;
- a trough extending from the first side wall to the second side wall, adjacent the front wall, the trough sloping downwardly from the first and second side walls toward a drain located in the trough;
- a shutoff valve located in the drain;
- and
- a spray nozzle operably connected to a fluid supply, wherein the spray nozzle is oriented to direct fluid from the fluid supply across substantially the entire surface of the bottom of the vat into the trough.
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A vat for a fryer system comprising, in combination:
- a plurality of vats, each vat having a front wall, a rear wall, first and second side walls, and a bottom, the bottom being substantially planar and sloping downwardly from the rear wall toward the front wall;
- a trough in each vat extending from the first side wall to the second side wall, adjacent the front wall;
- a drain located in the trough of each vat;
- a spray nozzle in each vat operably connected to a fluid supply, the spray nozzle being oriented to direct fluid from the fluid supply across the bottom of the vat into the trough;
- and
- a drain pan, each drain operably connected to the drain pan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.