Electric cooking apparatus
US6742444B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/1209
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electric cooking apparatus, e.g. a deep fryer, is disclosed as including a body, a tank for containing food to be cooked and a control module for controlling the operation of the deep fryer, in which the body, the tank and the control module are releasably engageable with one another, and the tank and control module each includes a respective engagement member which are complementary with and releasably engageable with each other, and the control module is locked against movement from the body when the body, the tank and the control module are engaged with one another. The tank has a bottom surface for supporting the food to be cooked, and when the apparatus is positioned on a horizontal surface, the bottom surface of the tank is inclined relative to the horizontal surface.
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