초록 ▼

An oil supply for popcorn poppers including a reservoir (26) for storing oil (28), a control housing (30) disposed above the reservoir (26), the control housing (30) having an inclined top surface (84) for supporting and heating a container (32) of congealed oil (34), a pump (72) for pumping liquifi

An oil supply for popcorn poppers including a reservoir (26) for storing oil (28), a control housing (30) disposed above the reservoir (26), the control housing (30) having an inclined top surface (84) for supporting and heating a container (32) of congealed oil (34), a pump (72) for pumping liquified oil (28) in the reservoir (26) to a popping kettle (16), a heater (74) in the reservoir (26) for quickly heating congealed oil (28) therein, a conduit (76) for delivering oil to a popping kettle (16), and a conduit (92) for delivering liquified oil from the container (32) to the reservoir (26). The pump (72) is driven by a motor (70) contained inside the control housing (30) to deliver a measured amount of oil (28) to the kettle (16), made up by oil (34) from the container (32). A bleed hole (82) in the oil delivery conduit (76) allows pumped but not delivered oil to flow back into the heated reservoir (26) after each pump cycle so no oil remains in the delivery line (80) to congeal. Controls are disclosed.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for supplying popping oil to a popcorn popping kettle comprising: an oil reservoir to hold popcorn oil; a first conduit adapted to couple the reservoir to a popcorn popping kettle whereby to supply popcorn oil from the reservoir to the kettle; a first heater associated with the oil reservo

Apparatus for supplying popping oil to a popcorn popping kettle comprising: an oil reservoir to hold popcorn oil; a first conduit adapted to couple the reservoir to a popcorn popping kettle whereby to supply popcorn oil from the reservoir to the kettle; a first heater associated with the oil reservoir whereby to quickly melt popcorn oil in the reservoir having respective high and low heat outputs and to retain the popcorn oil in a melted state; a shelf adapted to support a heatable container of popping oil whereby to melt popping oil in the container; a second heater for heating said shelf; and a second conduit adapted to couple the container of popping oil supported on the shelf to the reservoir whereby to supply melted oil from the container to the reservoir.