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ro'rn'ro cnrr FRYER- ANDI'AGI'TA'TQB‘ -. t‘ 3.1
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invention isv an improvement in machines or nnéJ-Llfprr'iguré' ‘?ltrate ‘the agitator “
forcooking foods,and- relates more particularly
toa machine for ‘frying potato chips, or the like.
One of the objects, of my invention is to pro-_
‘ vide in, a machineof the class described a means
for agitating‘ the food particles within the con
means in plantview;
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FigureSA-isa-yieW taken ‘in the, direction of line
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In carrying but myiinven'tion, ‘n accordance with
being so'arranged and operated that delicate par-, the embodiment shown, iir‘the drawing‘, I pro
ticles of food, such as'vpotato chips, may be thor- , vide a cooker comprisinga burner compartment
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partially‘ into the open top; of lthetlower compart
tainer' during the frying operation," vsuchJmeans '
of excessive breakage of ‘the chips.
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A further object of the invention is to provide
an agitator means for agitating potato chips
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A gas or‘ other
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provided within the,
during the frying process in a container: whereby member I. so that the ?amelhwill be positioned
the chips will be more or less? continuously turned properly to ei?ciently heat the bottom of the con
overin the frying ‘medium so that the heat treat-' ., tainer 2 when the, latter is intheposition shown.
ment of the same will be substantially uniform The container, 2’ is providedrwith' ,a rolled ?ange
or bead 4 near its bottom end which supports‘the
throughout the mass being fried. '
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“A further object of ,the invention consists in containerati in the compartment 1.
providing a fryer for potato chips inwhich power > The container-2,.is adapted to receive the proper 26
driven meanslrnay' be employedto actuate a slicer ~ quantity of lard or‘ other frying. medium inwhich I
for supplying fresh chips to the container and for the potato 'chips'fjori other, particles of food arev
reciprocating an agitator/within the container for fried. The level ,of, the’ grease is; preferably ‘such
that the ?ngers of the jagitator will be immersed
turning the chips during frying operation.‘ _ '
A further object, consists in providing a ‘vat or . therein when the agitator is in its lowermost posi
other container for holding the grease and chips
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-; There is providedakcover? for the receptacle 2
which ishinged at’ ,1 to a bracket 8_' mounted on '
a chip agitating means thereon @which; may be
the body ,I. {The _cover,.':B_ need not completely
able cover ‘for the container, said cover carrying
removed from the container upon removal of the
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which are ; friedtherein and to provide aremov
cover.
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A still further object of the invention is ‘to
provide a device for economically frying, potato
chips which is simple of construction, convenient
35. to operate, and inexpensive to manufacture, and
which possesses the further characteristic of
avoiding burning of the chips or unevenvfrying
thereof.
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cover the open ‘end; ‘of the container, but ‘may
form openings.‘ 9 on opposite sides thereof through
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which the progress of the frying may be observed.
,Supportedvon the hingedcover B} are a" motor In
having connection with‘a source of electric power,
a’ power; transmission‘ tov the agitator andv an 3.5
agitator mechanism.“ ‘A potato slicerjin‘dicated vat
l I, may ailso'befsupported by the cover.‘ and driven
by the motor simultaneously with the agitator;
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, a drivingpulley
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Other objects and advantage-sci my invention I‘ The
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drlveszthel‘pulley J3yth1t0ushxth¢ belt Hi.‘ > The
40 will become’more apparent as the following de pulley‘ I 3‘ drives they ‘cross. shaft 15 ‘and :the‘: pulleys
scription ofan embodiment thereofprogresses,
l6 and I‘! keyed thereto.
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reference beingmade to the accompanying draw
The shaft I5 is mounted, to rotate in suitable
ing, in which like reference characters are em-v bearings I8-supported on the lcover.
ployed to designate like parts throughout the connects the pulleys Hand '20, the latter being
keyed to drive the crank shaft 2| mounted in the ‘
same.
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In the drawing:
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bearings 22 on the cover 6.‘
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Figure 1 is a side elevation of 'a machine em
bodying my invention, in which certain of the
,It is to be noted that the diameters of the
pulleys l2, l3, l1, and 20 are such that a suitable
parts are shown in cross section;
speed reduction is imparted through this trans 50
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Figure 2 is a top plan view'of the same; ‘
Figure 3 is a partial side elevation of the ma
chine showing the cover in open position and the
‘agitator means withdrawn ‘from the container;- ,
Figure 4 is a transverse section in the direction
mission to the crank shaft 2| .‘ ‘
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As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, I may employ
the use of a sheer II which is also driven through
the transmission. A belt 23 connects the pulleys
l6 and 24 for rotating the cutter shaft .25. A 55
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cutter disc 26 is carried by the shaft 25 and is
provided with a plurality of radial cutters 21.
Potatoes fed into the hopper l I will be engaged
by the rotating cutter disc and the slices thus
formed will drop through the open bottom of the
hopper and into the grease container 2.
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It will therefore be apparent from the dis
closure that as the ?ngers 42 are repeatedly im
mersed in the grease, they will contact the chips
?oating therein and will thus insure a more uni
form cooking of the chips.
The chips will not only be moved around in the
My invention contemplates the provision of a
novel means for agitating the chips or other
particles of food ‘which are to be cooked or fried
until the entire mass is thoroughly and evenly
cooked. Furthermore, by my apparatus I am
within "the container 2; One ‘form‘o‘f agitating
enabled to handlerather large‘fq'iiantitiésfof chips
means embodying my invention is clearly shown
in the accompanying drawing and may include
an agitator frame preferably formed of wire and ‘
having connection with the crank shaft 2!
15 whereby the agitator may be reciprocated' ver
tically in the container 2.
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The wire frame includes preferably a con
grease, but will be turned over time and again
during agitation.
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‘Various changes in the details of construction
and arrangement of parts may be made without
departing ‘from the spirit of my invention or the 15
scope of ‘the appended claims.
I claim:
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centric series of rings 30,,3l, and 32, there'being
1. In a vfood cooker, a container, a support
a plurality of rods 33 extending transversely ‘of
‘hinged to the container, an agitator depending
the. entire, series and attachedtheretu. as by spot
from the support?and movable axially within‘the
welding, so that *th‘e'ring's will be held together
rigidly inv concentric spaced relation as'shown.
I have provided-a second pair of-rods 34 bridg
ing the inner ring 30 and connected at one end
25 with the ring 3| as at 35. At 36 there is provided
a._projection or stop extending from the'ring 3i
toward the ring 30 and is located in thepath of
movement of the supporting plate 31.‘ As indi
'cated in the ?gures, the plate 31 is formed of
30 sheet metal and is provided with‘ downwardly
agitator-‘axially of rthejcont'ainer',‘ said agitator
being movable independently of the support in'a'.
‘transverse-direction when the support is swung
to withdraw the agitator from the container, said
agitator including a‘ frame comprising a plurality
of ring members, transverse members for support-:
ing said rings in spaced relation, ?ngers depend?
ing from said rings for engagement with the food
in the container whereby to uniformly and thor
turned ?anges 38 along opposite sides.‘ ‘The rods
oughly immerse the food particles‘ in a cooking
medium‘in the container during ‘a cooking oper-f
plate
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container, means an ‘the ‘support ‘ for moving “the
‘34 loosely pass through aligned openings in ‘these
flanges and thus permit the frame comprising
the rings 30, 3! and 32 and the rods 33 and 34' to
35 slide normal to the axis of the rings. ‘Sliding
motion is limited in one direction'by-the stop 36
which will engage'one of ‘the ?anges "38' of the
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at a time without'danger of breakage'to‘the chips
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2. In a machine for frying fragile'foods' such
as potato chips, a container ‘for the chips and a
frying medium, ‘a reciprocable member ‘operating
in the container, and means operated ‘by the
member for gently ‘agitating and turning the
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more readily permit the cover ‘6 to be raised. In
raisingthe cover from the position shown in Fig
ure 1 to open position, as in Figure 3, the wire
frame will slide tothe position shown in Figure '3,
thus preventing any binding effect of the frame
chips or the like at or near the surface of the
frying medium, said means includingv anv open
framework normal to the axis of the container,‘
said frame comprising concentric rings and a
plurality of resilient ?ngers depending from each
of said rings and ada'ptedfto gentlylengage the
within the container 2 as it. is tilted in raising
food particles at or near the surface of the frying 45
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The driven shaft 2| is provided with a crank
arm 39 which is pivotally connected by means of
a connecting rod 40 with theyplunger M. The
lower end of the plunger 4! is removably secured
toXand carries the. plate 31 and the rest of the
agitato-rmechanism.
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3. A cooking apparatus for fragile foods such
as potato chips ‘comprising a container for the,
food and a cooking medium, a cover for the‘con
tainer and an agitator depending from the cover
axially into the container and operable‘ axially
therein, said agitator comprising areciprocable
rod and a wirerframework consisting of ‘a plural-Y
plurality of light resilient ?ngers .42 which pro
ity of ' rings, ‘resilient ‘ ?ngers 1 depending from the
ject downwardly from the respective rings. 'As
rings for engagement, with'the food particles‘ in
the cooking medium,‘ said framework being-‘slid?
theicrankv‘shaft revolves, the .‘?ngers 42 will be
i'mmersed'in the grease and removed .intermit»
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The ?ngers 42 may be formed in the ‘shape-of
60 wire loops, the lower portionsbeing bent or turned
‘to form a lip 43.
able independently ‘of the rod and in a‘tra'nsé
verse, direction thereto.
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JORDAN A. REIDENBACHQ: ‘