Roller grill monitoring device
AssigneeSpirit Specialty Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael M. Kurmlavage
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Abstract
A roller grill monitoring device having a clock face, a base which fits in between rollers of a grill roller, a stem for attaching the clock face to the base and a support structure attached to the stem disposed at a distance above the base so as to rest on the grill rollers. The device is inexpensive to make, is sanitary and made of a heat resistant material. The device further includes a removable signage area for sign clips that are used for identifying and marketing different types of food products such as hot dogs. Also the device can openings and associated structure for accommodating at least one thermometer for monitoring the cooking temperature of the food product.
Claims16
A food monitoring device comprising:
- a body including a base, a vertical stem having structure defining at least one horizontally directed opening for receiving a thermometer, and a support structure connected to said vertical stem between both ends of said vertical stem, said support structure extending from opposite sides of said vertical stem;
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- at least one thermometer disposed in the at least one horizontally directed opening.
A food monitoring device comprising:
- a body including a base, a vertical stem having structure defining at least one horizontally directed opening for receiving a thermometer, and a support structure connected to said vertical stem between both ends of said vertical stem, said support structure extending from opposite sides of said vertical stem;
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- at least one sign clip attached to said vertical stem for receiving a sign.
A roller grill monitoring device comprising:
- a body including a clock face area including numbers representing a clock, a vertical stem having one end attached to said clock face area and having a length tapered along a substantial portion thereof and having structure defining at least one horizontally directed opening for receiving a thermometer, a base attached to said vertical stem wherein the base has a width greater than a width of said vertical stem and said base is dimensioned so that a portion of said base may be inserted in between rollers of a roller grill.
A roller grill monitoring device comprising:
- a body including a clock face area including numbers representing a clock, a vertical stem attached to said clock face area, a base having a pointed tip and a width greater than a width of said vertical stem, said base being attached to said vertical stem whereby the base is dimensioned so that a portion of said base may be inserted in between rollers of a roller grill, said vertical stem having structure defining two horizontally directed openings for receiving a thermometer that can be inserted into a food product to monitor an inside temperature of the food product, a sign clip disposed on said vertical stem, said sign clip having gripper teeth to securely a sign, a support structure connected to said vertical stem, and said support structure comprises support arms forming a letter “H” shape when looking down on the monitoring device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.