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Apparatus and methods for thawing frozen food items

  • US 20060051477A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2005
  • Published: 03/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for thawing frozen food items, comprising:

  • an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall extending between the top and bottom walls and defining a thawing chamber, wherein one of the walls includes an access opening to the thawing chamber;

    a first receptacle inside the thawing chamber and configured to hold frozen food items;

    a first showerhead adapted to discharge a shower of water onto frozen food items held by the first receptacle in the thawing chamber; and

    a closure associated with the enclosure and movable between opened and closed positions, the thawing chamber being accessible through the access opening when the closure is in the opened position, and the closure covering the access opening when the closure is in the closed position.

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