Frameless blancher for food

A frameless food blancher comprising, a steel tank of generally U-shaped, transverse cross-sectional shape and having an open top with opposite sides, said opposite tank sides each having an upper portion bent inwardly and upwardly and terminating in an upper edge, and a rigidifying steel member co-extensive in length with said tank and having a lower edge welded to the outside of said tank, said steel member extending inwardly and forming a trough therealong, said trough being disposed inwardly of and spaced from an outer wall of said tank, said steel member welded to said upper edge of said upper portion of said tank side thereby forming a generally triangular in-cross-section box for rigidifying said sides, said tank having opposite ends, a pair of end plates fabricated from sheet steel and having a main portion welded to each of said opposite ends of said tank, said end plates also each having a leg portion formed integrally with said main portion for supporting said blancher, said end plates having opposite vertical edges, including a flange formed by bending along each of said opposite vertical edges of said end plate main portions and their respective leg portion extending therefrom, said flange being bent at a substantial right angle to said main portion and said leg portions to rigidify said end plate, and a pair of nonperforated tubes welded to and extending through and between said opposite end plates to rigidify said blancher.

A frameless food blancher comprising:

• a tank of generally elongated and U-shaped, transverse cross-sectional shape and having an open top with opposite sides defining corresponding upper edges;
• a trough disposed inwardly of and spaced from an outer wall of said tank;
• wherein at least one of said opposite sides of said tank has an upper edge bent inwardly along the length of said upper edge to provide support, said upper edge being welded to said trough;
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• wherein said upper edge, said outer wall and said trough substantially form a closed box section that has a generally triangular cross-section along the entire length of said opposite side.

A frameless food blancher comprising:

• a tank of generally U-shaped, transverse cross-sectional shape and having an open top with opposite sides, at least one of said opposite tank sides having an upper portion bent inwardly and upwardly along said side and terminating in an edge;
• an upwardly facing trough disposed inwardly of and spaced from an outer wall of said tank;
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• wherein said tank includes a rigidifying member having a lower edge welded to the upper portion, said rigidifying member extending inwardly and forming said upwardly facing trough therealong, said rigidifying member welded to said edge of said upper portion of said tank side thereby forming a closed box having a generally triangular cross-section.

A frameless food blancher comprising:

• a tank of generally U-shaped, transverse cross-sectional shape and having an open top with opposite sides, at least one of said opposite sides having an upper portion bent inwardly and upwardly and terminating in an edge, said tank having opposite ends, a pair of end plates having a main portion welded to corresponding ones of said opposite ends of said tank and a leg portion formed integrally with said main portion for supporting said blancher, said end plates having opposite vertical edges, including a flange formed by bending along each of said opposite vertical edges of said end plate main portions and their respective leg portion extending therefrom, said flange being bent at a substantial right angle to said main portion and said leg portions;
• a pair of nonperforated tubes welded to and extending through and between said opposite end plates;
• a trough disposed inwardly of and spaced from an outer wall of said tank;
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• wherein said tank includes a rigidifying member having a lower edge welded to the upper portion, said rigidifying member extending inwardly and forming said trough therealong, said rigidifying member welded to said edge of said upper portion of said tank side thereby forming a box that is generally triangular in-cross-section.