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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Paul Hardenburger, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Paul Hardenburger, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Marlen International, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Smokehouses () or other similar thermal processing cabinets or houses are provided with improved floor assemblies () which eliminate fluid collection and provide a high degree of structural integrity. The smokehouses () include upright walls () supported on the floor assemblies (). Each floor assembly () has one or more weldment frame assemblies () including a peripheral frame assembly () with opposed wall receiving channel segments () and frame elements (). Drainage structure such as one or more tubular drain units () are also preferably secured to the weldment frame assemblies () and are positioned to effect proper liquid drainage. Tread plates () are secured to the weldment frame assemblies (). In order to construct a floor assembly (), an appropriately sized recess () is formed and the weldment frame assemblies () and drain units () are installed. A monolithic pour of concrete () is then placed within the weldment frame assemblies () and allowed to cure. The tread plates () are then installed to complete the construction.