Food cooking apparatus with removable conveyor assembly and serpentine heater providing non-uniform heating
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
Mar 13, 2001
Grant Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Oct 8, 1998
filing date -
Oct 8, 1998
priority date (Note) -
Expired
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
Food cooking apparatus comprises two conveyor belts, one of which is heated by a platen to provide a moving cooking surface. Since both belts are movable, they are operable to grip a bun heel or crown and convey it along a cooking path between the two belts without disfigurement of the bun. Also disclosed is a quick connect/disconnect feature that allows quick removal of one of the assemblies for cleaning, maintenance and/or belt replacement. This feature has a bracket member which when released allows the removable assembly to slidably disengage from the frame of the apparatus. The food cooking apparatus includes an electrical heating platen with a coil wound in a serpentine manner and spatially distributed to produce high temperature cooking in the early stage of cooking and lower temperature cooking in the later stages of cooking. The food cooking apparatus also includes a mechanism that responds to manual pushing of the idler roller to shift the idler shaft between a drive position and a belt slack position that allows easy and quick installation or removal of the endless belt.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully