Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – With conveyor or movably supported
Patent
1993-02-08
1994-10-11
Simone, Timothy F.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
With conveyor or movably supported
494771, 99477, 277 34, 277201, A23L 300, A23N 1200, A47J 2716
Patent
active
053536959
ABSTRACT:
A self-sealing door for a steam cooker using a self-expanding resilient tubular gasket to form a seal between the inner side of the door and the sidewall of the cooker. Access to the cooking chamber is provided through a plurality of access ports in the sidewalls of the cooker. Hinged doors cover the access ports during cooking. The gasket is pressed slightly against the wall of the cooker around the access port by the pressure of the closed door. The high cooking temperature of the chamber transfers heat to the gasket, which causes air trapped within the tubular gasket to expand, thereby forming a seal between the inner side of the closed door and the outside wall of the cooking chamber tight enough to prevent the escape of useful steam. The gasket is strapped loosely in place along guides extending from the inner side of the door for easy cleaning and replacement.
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Cronvich James T.
Simone Timothy F.
The Laitram Corporation
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