Device for thawing food
AssigneeFuture Flows, Inc.
InventorRussell E. Randall
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Abstract
A device for thawing frozen food requires no electrical energy consumption. A frozen food item is supported by a metallic bottom part and a metallic top part overlies the food item so that the food item is held in sandwiched relation between the top and bottom parts. The distance between the top part and the bottom part is vertically adjustable to accommodate frozen food items of differing sizes. A plurality of heat transfer fins are integrally formed in the top part and deliver heat from the ambient environment into the food item. A second embodiment includes fins on the bottom part as well. Moisture created by the thawing drains away from the food item under the influence of gravity.
Claims16
A device for thawing food, comprising:
- a bottom part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said bottom part having a flat support wall adapted to support a food item;
- a top part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said top part having a flat top wall adapted to abuttingly engage and overlie a food item supported by said support wall;
- a plurality of heat transfer fin members formed integrally with said top part;
- adjustable spacer means for adjusting a vertical spacing between said bottom and top parts so that said device is adapted to accommodate food items of differing sizes;
- said adjustable spacer means including a pair of upstanding posts that slidingly engage respective proximal ends of said top part and said bottom part, said pair of posts including a first post and a second post;
- whereby heat from an ambient environment is transferred through said plurality of heat transfer fin members to said food item held in sandwiched relation between said bottom and top parts;
- whereby said food item is thawed in the absence of electrical energy consumption.
A device for thawing food, comprising:
- bottom part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said bottom part having a flat support wall adapted to support a food item;
- a top part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said top part having a flat top wall adapted to abuttingly engage and overlie a food item supported by said bottom wall;
- a plurality of heat transfer fin members formed integrally with said support wall in depending relation thereto;
- a plurality of heat transfer fin members formed integrally with said top wall in upstanding relation thereto;
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- adjustable spacer means for adjusting a vertical spacing between said support wall and said top wall so that said device is adapted to accommodate food items of differing sizes;
- said adjustable spacer means including a pair of upstanding posts that slidingly engage respective proximal ends of said top part and said bottom part, said pair of posts including a first post and a second post;
- whereby heat from an ambient environment is transferred through said plurality of heat transfer fin members to said food item held in sandwiched relation between said support and top walls;
- whereby said food item thaws rapidly in the absence of electrical energy consumption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.