Self-cleaning deadweight holder for fryer apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9603487
APP PUB NO 20150208866A1
SERIAL NO

14420338

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The invention relates to a self-cleaning deadweight holder configured to hold a deadweight within a cooking apparatus. In some embodiments, the holder may comprise a top plate, an exhaust cylinder, a bottom plate, a plurality of support plates, and a plurality of guide plates. The top plate may include a through hole disposed at substantially a center of the top plate and configured to allow at least one of liquid and steam to pass therethrough. An outer diameter of the bottom plate may be less than an outer diameter of the top plate and an outer diameter of each of the plurality of guide plates, and the plurality of guide plates may be configured to permit movement of the deadweight therethrough. In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus may comprise a cooking chamber, a steam box, a vent tube, an exhaust tube, a drain tube, and a pressure relief tube.

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HENNY PENNY CORPORATION1219 US 35 WEST PO BOX 60 EASTON OH 45320

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brooks, Brian K Eaton, US 3 4
Summons, Gary F Trotwood, US 3 13

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