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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Melissa M. Hohler, Kettering, OH (US);
Thomas M. Smith, Eaton, OH (US);
Steven V. Ricca, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Abstract
A fryer includes a cooking chamber for holding a cooking medium and at least one heating element positioned within the cooking chamber. The fryer further includes a conveyor belt for selectively advancing food product through the cooking chamber. The conveyor belt includes first and second chains coupled together by a plurality of elongate members extending therebetween. The conveyor belt further includes a plurality of paddles coupled to the first and second chains and extending therebetween to define a plurality of compartments. Each of the plurality of paddles includes a screen, and each compartment is sized to receive at least a portion of the food product. The conveyor belt defines a continuous loop.