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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Karp, Phoenix, AZ (US);
James D Sullivan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 62 ; 62293 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for the rapid chilling of foodstuffs contained within an open top container including a chilling device connected to a source of refrigerant. The refrigerant source operates to cool the connected chilling device to a first predetermined temperature. After insertion of the chilling device into foodstuff contained within the container, the chilling device may be agitated to reduce the foodstuff temperature to at least a second predetermined value.