Potato chip cooking apparatus

• US 4,187,770 A
• Filed: 05/30/1978
• Issued: 02/12/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Harold M. Coffield
• Original Assignee: Harold M. Coffield
• Inventors: Coffield, Harold M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilhite, Billy J.
• Application Number:
  US05/910,458
• Time in Patent Office: 623 Days
• Field of Search: 99/413, 99/415, 99/352, 99/353, 99/407, 241/92, 83/719, 83/355, 83/356.3, 83/856, 83/703, 426/464, 426/523, 426/473, 426/518, 426/637, 426/438
• US Class Current: 99/353
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/1257 electrically heated A47J37/1209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 1/29 with cutting member mounted in the plane of a rotating disc, e.g. for slicing beans
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 7/27 Means for performing other operations combined with cutting B26D9/00 takes precedence

Abstract

An apparatus for slicing and cooking potatoes in a chip form is disclosed herein having a cylindrical base with electrical heating elements in the sidewall thereof for holding a quantity of cooking oil. A removable basket is immersed in the cooking oil and is disposed directly beneath a potato slicing mechanism. The mechanism is operably carried in a pivoting lid and includes a rotating slicing blade driven by a motor. A potato hopper carried on the lid includes a plunger for feeding a raw potato to a slicing table or ledge in registry with an opening for passing potato slices into the cooking oil beneath after cutting by the blade.

Claims

1. A potato chip cooking apparatus comprising

the combination of;

a cylindrical vat for holding a quantity of cooking oil;

a basket having perforated sidewall disposed in said vat partially submerged in said cooking oil;

a lid hingably carried on said vat and coaxially disposed with respect to said vat so that said lid pivots away from said vat to expose said basket;

a feeder means carried on said lid for introducing a raw potato to said vat;

cutting means operably carried on said lid and downwardly depending therefrom for engaging said raw potato and slicing a portion thereof so as to drop into said basket and cooking oil therebeneath;

electrical means for operating said cutting means and for heating said cooking oil;

said cutting means includes a circular platform having an arcuate opening therein and a cutting blade carried on said platform adjacent said opening;

said platform coupled to said electrical means in driving relationship so as to foricbly urge said potato portion;

said feeder means includes a sleeve mounted on said lid;

a plunger slidably carried in said sleeve and adapted to rest on top of said raw potato urging said raw potato into contact with said platform;

a plurality of prongs downwardly depending from one end of said plunger releasably engagable with said raw potato;

bracket means securing said electrical means for driving said platform to said lid;

handle means attached to said vat exteriorly for grasping by the user for moving said apparatus from place to place; and

said rotating platform resides within the confines of said vat when said lid is closed on top of said vat.