Rack device well suited for use with a deep frying apparatus and method of using the same
US6742446B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/22
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooking rack for deep frying which includes a base, such as one formed of a plurality of spoke extensions, and a plurality of prongs extending up from the base. The rack further includes a lifting extension which is supported by the base such as by way of one or more foot extensions extending from a vertical main bar to the base. The lifting extension extends up from the base at a location that is radially spaced from a center of the base and preferably has a grasping loop. An embodiment of the invention features protrusions provided on the prongs for differentiating tipper and lower prong food positions and an additional embodiment features a grill that can be slid down into a resting position on the protrusions and with or essentially with a no horizontal slide (less than an inch horizontal slide capability). An embodiment also features a second grill which forms or is connected to the base, which base preferably features spoke extensions either radially extending from a central region of the base or represented by overlapping diametrical elongated base bars having the prongs integrally (e.g., an upward bend to form a prong from a horizontal base extension) related to the base …
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