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US 8,261,658 B1Granted
Portable outdoor cleaner and steamer
OwnerRoss A Rouseinventor
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Abstract
A portable outdoor cleaner and cooker for steaming foodstuffs such as shellfish includes an elongated housing having an internal conveyor that routes the foodstuffs past a water dispersing station for cleaning and subsequently through a steaming section for cooking.
Claims5
A portable outdoor cleaner and cooker comprising:
- an elongated enclosure having an internal cavity having an entry end and a discharge end, said cavity having a cleaning zone at said entry end and a cooking zone at said discharge end;
- a plurality of vertical legs for supporting said enclosure on an outdoor surface;
- a conveyor belt in said cavity of said enclosure extending between said entry end and said discharge end;
- an electric motor operatively connected with said conveyor belt and selectively operable to transfer food article thereon from said entry end to said discharge end;
- a water reservoir in said cavity beneath said conveyor belt in said cooking zone;
- a water supply and having a first branch line with a first outlet operable for maintaining a water level in said water reservoir, said water supply having a second branch line having spray outlets above and below said conveyor belt for cleaning said food articles, said second branch line having a control valve for selectively operating said spray outlets;
- drains in said cleaning zone and said cooking zone for removing water therefrom;
- an elongated gas burner supported by said legs and extending along said enclosure beneath said cooking zone;
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- a gas supply connected to said gas burner and operable to heat said water reservoir for generating steam in said cooking zone for cooking said food articles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.