Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Boiler or deep fat fryer type
Patent
1997-06-10
1998-10-20
Simone, Timothy F.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Boiler or deep fat fryer type
99342, 99403, 137341, 137558, 210167, 210DIG8, A47J 3712
Patent
active
058230971
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for collecting, storing, and transferring waste cooking oil from commercial fryers. The present device includes a holding tank having a sloped bottom wall, an input conduit for connection to a supply of waste grease or oil, and an output conduit for transferring the oil to a disposal facility. The holding tank includes a pump having an internal grinder for pulverizing solids such as chicken parts or french fries, and the pump is operated by a drive motor having limiting timer which prevents the motor and/or pump from being destroyed if inadvertently left on. A system of float switches mounted within the holding tank monitor the level of waste oil in the chamber, and trigger an internal heating element which prevents the oil form solidifying. The float switches also activate external warning lights which alert the operator when the tank is ar or near capacity, and also interrupt the pump operation to prevent overfill. The tank is used in conjunction with a collection cart having an extended collection tray which allows the tray to extend under the drain system of a commercial fryer to facilitate safe and effective removal of the waste oil.
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