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A filtering apparatus for cooking oil includes an open top reservoir 11 mounted to a portable stand 17 having wheels. The reservoir includes a bridge portion 14 supporting a filter housing 30 therein. A pump 31 is mounted to the stand below the reservoir. A flexible conduit 39 is provided for extrac

A filtering apparatus for cooking oil includes an open top reservoir 11 mounted to a portable stand 17 having wheels. The reservoir includes a bridge portion 14 supporting a filter housing 30 therein. A pump 31 is mounted to the stand below the reservoir. A flexible conduit 39 is provided for extracting cooking oil from a deep fryer and for discharging cooking oil from the reservoir back to the fryer. The flexible conduit is in fluid communication with the pump 31 via a first rigid conduit 37 and the pump is in fluid communication with the filter housing via a second rigid conduit 42. Advantageously, the rigid conduits are located within the reservoir so that there is little danger of an operator making contact with the conduits and being burned in the normal course of operation. Furthermore any leaks which develop in the conduits will discharge directly into the reservoir. Preferably, a deflector plate 49 is provided above the oil outlet 45 in order to deflect blow-back oil downwardly.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. Filtering apparatus for filtering cooking oil, including:an open top reservoir mounted on a stand which is supported for movement across a floor by wheels, said reservoir having a base wall, side walls upstanding from said base wall and a bridge portion extending betwee

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. Filtering apparatus for filtering cooking oil, including:an open top reservoir mounted on a stand which is supported for movement across a floor by wheels, said reservoir having a base wall, side walls upstanding from said base wall and a bridge portion extending between opposite ones of said side walls at or near their upper ends;a filter housing mounted in said reservoir and supported by said bridge portion, said filter housing having a removable filter cap above said bridge portion and a filter mounted in said filter housing;pump means mounted to said stand below said reservoir;a first flexible conduit in selective fluid communication with said pump means for extracting cooking oil from a deep fryer adjacent the apparatus and for discharging cooking oil from said reservoir to the deep fryer, said flexible conduit fluidly communicating with said pump means via a first rigid conduit extending through said reservoir from said base wall to said bridge portion, said flexible conduit being connected to said first rigid conduit above said bridge portion and said first rigid conduit being connected to said pump means below said base wall by a second flexible conduit and said reservoir selectively fluidly communicating with said pump means via an oil outlet in said base wall, said pump means being in selective fluid communication with said filter housing for pumping cooking oil through said filter and into said reservoir via a second rigid conduit extending through said reservoir from said base wall, andcontrol means for controlling and/or directing the flow of cooking oil to and from said reservoir.