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US 9,314,037 B1Granted
Meat aging assembly
OwnerJoseph Gobsterinventor
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Abstract
A meat aging assembly for eliminating bacteria while the meat ages includes a housing that may store meat. A tray is positioned within the housing so the meat is positioned upon the tray. A door is operationally coupled to the housing so the door closes the housing. A refrigeration unit, a humidity control unit and a fan are operationally coupled to the housing to condition air within an interior of the housing to age the meat. A radiation emitter is operationally coupled to the housing so the radiation emitter emits radiation onto the meat. A control panel is coupled to the housing and a timer is coupled to the housing. The timer alerts a user to passage of a selected duration of time. A power supply is coupled to the housing and the power supply is operationally coupled to the control panel.
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A meat aging assembly for eliminating bacteria while the meat ages, said assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to store meat;
- a plurality of trays, each tray being positioned within said housing;
- a door operationally coupled to said housing wherein said door closes said housing;
- a refrigeration unit operationally coupled to said housing wherein said refrigeration unit conditions a temperature of air within an interior of said housing;
- a humidity control unit operationally coupled to said housing wherein said humidity control unit conditions a moisture level of the air within the interior of said housing;
- a fan operationally coupled to said housing wherein said fan urges the air within the interior of said housing;
- a radiation emitter operationally coupled to said housing wherein said radiation emitter emits radiation into said interior space of said housing such that said radiation emitter is configured to emit radiation onto the meat;
- a control panel coupled to said housing, said control panel being operationally coupled to said refrigeration unit, said humidity control unit, said fan and said radiation emitter;
- a timer coupled to said housing wherein said timer notifies a user when a pre-selected duration of time has passed, said timer being coupled to a front side of said door proximate a first lateral side of said door wherein said timer is accessible to a user, said timer being one of a plurality of said timers, said timers being evenly distributed between a top side and a bottom side of said door such that each of said timers is laterally aligned with a corresponding one of a plurality of said trays and each said tray is laterally aligned with a corresponding one of said timers;
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- a power supply coupled to said housing, said power supply being operationally coupled to said control panel.
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A meat aging assembly for eliminating bacteria while the meat ages, said assembly comprising:
- a housing having an open front side to access an interior of said housing wherein said housing is configured to store meat;
- a tray being removably positionable within the interior of said housing wherein an associated one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said tray engages an inside surface of each of an associated one of a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall of said housing wherein said tray is retained within the interior of said housing, said tray being one of a plurality of said trays being evenly distributed between a bottom wall and a top wall of said housing wherein the meat is selectively positionable on a top of each of said plurality of said trays;
- a door hingedly coupled to said open front side of said housing wherein said door is positionable between an open position exposing the interior of said housing and a closed position closing the interior of said housing;
- a refrigeration unit coupled to said housing wherein said refrigeration unit is in fluid communication with the interior of said housing wherein said refrigeration unit maintains the temperature of the air within the interior of said housing between a minimum and a maximum temperature;
- a humidity control unit coupled to said housing wherein said humidity control unit is in fluid communication with interior of said housing wherein said humidity control unit maintains the moisture content of the air within the interior of said housing between a minimum and a maximum moisture content;
- a fan rotatably coupled to said housing wherein said fan selectively urges the air within the interior of said housing outwardly through a vent positioned on a back wall of said housing;
- a radiation emitter coupled to an inside surface of a top wall of said housing wherein said radiation emitter selectively emits radiation within the interior of said housing;
- a control panel coupled to a front side of said door proximate a second lateral side of said door wherein said control panel is accessible to a user;
- an actuator coupled to a front of said control panel wherein said actuator is selectively engaged by the user, said actuator being one of a plurality of said actuators each being electrically coupled to an associated one of said refrigeration unit, said humidity control unit, said fan and said radiation emitter wherein said plurality of actuators each selectively actuates and de-actuates the associated one of said refrigeration unit, said humidity control unit, said fan and said radiation emitter;
- a timer coupled to said housing, said timer being coupled to a front side of said door proximate a first lateral side of said door wherein said timer is accessible to a user, said timer being one of a plurality of said timers, said timers being evenly distributed between a top side and a bottom side of said door such that each of said timers is laterally aligned with a corresponding one of a plurality of said trays and each said tray is laterally aligned with a corresponding one of said timers;
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- a power supply coupled to said housing, said power supply being electrically coupled to each of said plurality of actuators, said power supply including a power cord extending away from a back wall of said housing wherein said power cord is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source.
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