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Popcorn popper having improved heated air flow

US4702158A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1986
Grant dateOct 27, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L7/187
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A popcorn popper of the heated air flow type wherein the popping chamber is shaped to have a plurality of radially arranged holes along a bottom periphery with the lower wall portion being of gradually smaller diameter and the bottom having a raised portion and wherein by a diffusing device which directs the heated air inward from the outer periphery and upward through the holes in the bottom of the chamber, a more even and efficient heating is attained.

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