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US 7,007,594 B2Granted
Tumbler for marinating food product
OwnerEdward Thornton, Billy Grovesinventors
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Abstract
A vacuum tumbler for marinating food products within a liquid. The vacuum tumbler comprises a container having an interior wall, the interior wall defining a chamber for containing the liquid. A rib extends inwardly from the interior wall at least one-quarter of the distance across the chamber. A drive moves the container so that the rib brings the food products into and out of contact with the liquid, and a vacuum source creates a partial vacuum within the chamber.
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A vacuum tumbler for marinating food products within a liquid, the vacuum tumbler comprising:
- a container having an interior wall, said interior wall defining a chamber for containing the liquid, the chamber defining a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and having a length measured along the longitudinal axis;
- a rib extending inwardly from said interior wall generally toward the longitudinal axis at least one-quarter of the distance across said chamber along substantially the entire length of the chamber;
- a drive for moving the container so that the rib brings the food products into and out of contact with the liquid;
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- a vacuum source for creating a partial vacuum within said chamber.
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A device for marinating food products within a liquid, the device comprising:
- a container having an interior wall defining a chamber for containing the liquid, the chamber including a first end and second end and having a length measured therebetween;
- a rib extending, along at least one-half of the length of the chamber, away from the interior wall and through the chamber across at least a quarter of the distance across said chamber in the direction the rib extends away from the interior wall;
- a drive for maneuvering said rib to bring the food products into and out of contact with the liquid;
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- a vacuum source for creating a partial vacuum within said chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.