Popcorn popper with floating stirring system
US5163357A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L7/187
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A popcorn popper (10) for more effectively popping popcorn by agitating the popcorn during the heating process with a floating stirring system, the floating stirring system being designed to avoid jamming while the popcorn is being agitated and popped and to draw unpopped kernels to the center of the popping surface, including those kernels which tend to remain about the periphery. The popcorn popper (10) includes a popcorn receptacle (12) into which unpopped kernels are placed for popping. The lid assembly (14) includes a pair of doors (54 and 56) attached to a spine (40), the spine (40) being releasably secured to the popcorn receptacle (12). A stirring assembly (16) is provided for agitating the popcorn in the popcorn receptacle (12) and includes a handle (80) for gripping the popper (10), a cooperating drive shaft (94) and stirring shaft (124), and a floating stirring rod (138) for engaging the popcorn kernels, the floating stirring rod (138) being driven by the cooperating shafts (94 and 124). The floating stirring rod (138) is designed to push unpopped kernels toward the center of the popcorn receptacle (12) and to prevent unpopped kernels from remaining about the periphery.
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