Portable corn popper
US4178843A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L7/187
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for popping corn by heated air which is circulated in a cylindrical popping chamber having a vertical axis to provide a fluidized bed of swirling and circulating corn to be popped. As the corn is popped, it is lifted upwardly by the moving air and volume of popped corn to form a column of floating corn above the popping chamber and the popped corn is discharged through the open top of the chamber.
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