Smoker apparatus
US5138939A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B4/052
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Smoke generating apparatus has a heater provided in a housing defining a heating chamber, and a slide member movable to and fro for displacing briquettes in a stepped motion onto the heater in succession from the bottom of the stack of such briquettes, so that each briquette is consumed progressively in successive portions at successive time intervals. The slide member is displaced by a mechamism including a pawl and ratchet mechanism which is adjustable to vary the rate of advance of the briquettes to the heater.
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