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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Calico Cottage, Inc., Amityville, NY (US);
Thomas Montoya, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Mark Wurzel, Brookville, NY (US);
David Sank, Asharoken, NY (US);
Lawrence Wurzel, Asharoken, NY (US);
Steven Nagle, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Robert Delauro, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Barbara Riordan, St. James City, NY (US);
Hanif Chung-Ying, Cambria Heights, NY (US);
Judith Levin, Huntington, NY (US);
Christa Harrison, Bay Shore, NY (US);
Andrew Irwin, Ithaca, NY (US);
Duane Saxton, Pine City, NY (US);
Kevin Blakelock, Elmira, NY (US);
Kenneth Antes, Big Flats, NY (US);
Mark Whatley, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Ronald Beilin, Jupiter, FL (US);
Barnett Tessler, New Port Richey, FL (US);
CALICO COTTAGE, INC., Amityville, NY (US);
Abstract
A roasting and glazing apparatus comprising a roaster housing, a roaster bowl disposed within the roaster housing for receiving a mixture of nuts and sugar, an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl for mixing the mixture, and a heater controlled to selectively heat the roaster bowl. The agitator includes at least two blades for mixing the nut/sugar mixture during a roasting or glazing operation. The agitator also includes a central hub and each of the blades extends from the central hub and includes a respective substantially vertical component and a respective horizontal component. Each horizontal component has a bottom surface that is disposed adjacent to the floor of the roaster bowl, and the bottom surface extends upward from its front edge to its rear edge at a relief angle of at least 5° relative to the roaster bowl floor. The agitator with such structure is able to prevent/minimize build-up of sugar from the underside of its blades, which in turn prevents blade seizure during operation, among providing other benefits. Each blade may also beneficially have a top surface that extends from the front edge to the rear edge at substantially a 30° angle relative to the roaster bowl floor to provide enhanced mixing and other benefits.