A roasting and glazing apparatus comprising a housing, a bowl assembly having a bowl support and a roaster bowl, an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl, a heater to heat the roaster bowl, and a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing. The cantilever arm, when moved, moves the
A roasting and glazing apparatus comprising a housing, a bowl assembly having a bowl support and a roaster bowl, an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl, a heater to heat the roaster bowl, and a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing. The cantilever arm, when moved, moves the roaster bowl between fully lowered and fully raised positions. A first piston is coupled to the bowl support and provides, when engaged, a counterforce to the weight of the bowl assembly. The first piston is engaged at least during the raising of the roaster bowl. A second piston provides a counterforce during the lowering of the roaster bowl from a partially lowered position to the fully towered position. The second piston is not engaged during lowering of the roaster howl from the fully raised position to the partially lowered position. After producing roasted and glazed nuts using the apparatus, the roaster bowl is raised to facilitate removal of the roasted and glazed nuts, and then the roaster bowl is lowered. After the roaster bowl is lowered to the partially lowered position, the engagement of the second piston results in additional downward force to further lower the roaster bowl thus preventing injury or damage during the final lowering of the roaster howl into its fully lowered position.
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1. A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising: a housing;a bowl assembly rotatably coupled to the housing via a rotatable lever arm shaft, the bowl assembly including a bowl support and a roaster bowl fixed to the bowl support;an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl;a heater adap
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A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising: a housing;a bowl assembly rotatably coupled to the housing via a rotatable lever arm shaft, the bowl assembly including a bowl support and a roaster bowl fixed to the bowl support;an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl;a heater adapted to selectively heat the roaster bowl;a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing and coupled to the lever arm shaft, the cantilever arm adapted, when moved, to move the roaster bowl assembly between a fully lowered position and a fully raised position;a rotating lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rotating lever rotatably coupled to the bowl support, the second end of the rotating lever having a hooked end, the rotating lever configured to rotate relative to the bowl support;a first piston having a first end and a second end the first end of the first piston rotatably coupled to the housing, the second end of the first piston rotatably coupled to the bowl support, the first piston configured to provide a first counterforce to a weight of the bowl assembly at least during a raising of the roaster bowl;a second piston having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second piston rotatably coupled to the housing, the second end of the second piston rotatably coupled to the rotating lever at a position located between the first end and the second end of the rotating lever, the second piston configured to provide a second counterforce to the weight of the bowl assembly during a lowering of the roaster bowl from a partially lowered position to the fully lowered position, the partially lowered position being disposed between the fully lowered position and the fully raised position, the second piston configured to not provide the second counterforce during a lowering of the roaster bowl from the fully raised position to the partially lowered position; anda pin extending from the bowl support and configured to prevent rotating of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support during movement of the roaster bowl between the partially lowered position and the fully lowered position;the hooked end of the rotating lever configured to engage the pin extending from the bowl support when the roaster bow is lowered to the partially lowered position, and wherein the rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support is prevented by the engagement of the pin and the hooked end. 2. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first piston and the second piston are configured so that a required downward force on the cantilever arm exerted by an operator necessary to cause the roaster bowl to be lowered to the partially lowered position is less than a required downward force on the cantilever arm exerted by the operator necessary to cause the roaster bowl to be lowered beyond the partially lowered position. 3. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fully lowered position of the roaster bowl corresponds to a position at which the roaster bowl is disposed mostly within the housing, and the fully raised position of the roaster bowl corresponds to a position at which the roaster bowl is at an angle between 70° and 120° relative to a top surface of the housing. 4. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the partially lowered position of the roaster bowl corresponds to a position at which the roaster bowl is at an angle of one of 25°, 30° and 35° relative to the top surface of the housing. 5. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bowl assembly and lever arm shaft are configured to dispose the entire roaster bowl above a top surface of the housing when the roaster bowl is positioned at the partially lowered position. 6. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a rotating lever rotatably coupled to the second piston, the rotating lever also rotatably coupled to the bowl support, the rotating lever configured to rotate relative to the bowl support, so as to not engage the second piston, during movement of the roaster bowl between the fully raised position and the partially lowered position, and the rotating lever configured to not rotate relative to the bowl support, so as to engage the second piston, during movement of the roaster bowl between the partially lowered position and the fully lowered position. 7. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a pin extending from the bowl support and configured to prevent rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support during movement of the roaster bowl between the partially lowered position and the fully lowered position. 8. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the rotating lever includes a hooked end configured to engage the pin extending from the bowl support when the roaster bowl is lowered to the partially lowered position. 9. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the pin extends from the bowl support at a position that corresponds to a position of the hooked end of the rotating lever when the roaster bowl is at the partially lowered position. 10. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first piston is rotatably coupled to the housing. 11. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is at least partially open at its bottom and includes a crossbar extending across the open bottom, and the first piston is rotatably coupled to the crossbar. 12. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cantilever arm is configured to be lifted to raise the roaster bowl to the fully raised position corresponding to an angle between 70° and 120° relative to a top surface of the housing. 13. The nut roasting and glazing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cantilever arm is configured to be lifted to raise the roaster bowl to the fully raised position corresponding to an angle between 95° and 110′ relative to a top surface of the housing. 14. A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising: a housing;a bowl assembly rotatably coupled to the housing via a rotatable lever arm shaft, the bowl assembly including a bowl support and a roaster bowl fixed to the bowl support;an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl;a heater adapted to selectively heat the roaster bowl;a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing and coupled to the lever arm shaft, the cantilever arm adapted, when moved, to move the roaster bowl assembly between a fully lowered position and a fully raised position; anda rotating lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rotating lever rotatably coupled to the bowl support, the second end of the rotating lever having a hooked end, the rotating lever configured to rotate relative to the bowl support;a piston having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second piston rotatably coupled to the housing, the second end of the second piston rotatably coupled to the rotating lever at a position located between the first end and the second end of the rotating lever, the second piston configured to provide a counterforce to the weight of the bowl assembly during a lowering of the roaster bowl from a partially lowered position to the fully lowered position, the partially lowered position being disposed between the fully lowered position and the fully raised position, the piston configured to not provide the counterforce during a lowering of the roaster bowl from the fully raised position to the partially lowered position; anda pin extending from the bowl su ort and configured to prevent rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support during movement of the roaster bowl between the partially lowered position and the fully lowered position;the hooked end of the rotating lever configured to engage the pin extending from the bowl support when the roaster bowl is lowered to the partially lowered position, and wherein the rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support is prevented by the engagement of the pin and the hooked end. 15. A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising: a housing;a bowl assembly rotatably coupled to the housing via a rotatable lever arm shaft, the bowl assembly including a bowl support and a roaster bowl fixed to the bowl support;an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl;a heater adapted to selectively heat the roaster bowl;a cantilever arm disposed external to the housing and coupled to the lever arm shaft, the cantilever arm adapted, when moved, to move the roaster bowl assembly between a fully lowered position and a fully raised position; anda rotating lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rotating lever rotatably coupled to the bowl support, the second end of the rotating lever having a hooked end, the rotating lever configured to rotate relative to the bowl support;a piston having a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston rotatably coupled to the housing, the second end of the piston rotatably coupled to the rotating lever at a position located between the first end and the second end of the rotating lever, the piston configured to provide a counterforce to the weight of the bowl assembly during a lowering of the roaster bowl from a partially lowered position to the fully lowered position, the partially lowered position being disposed between the fully lowered position and the fully raised position, the piston configured to not provide the counterforce during a lowering of the roaster bowl from the fully raised position to the partially lowered position; anda pin extending from the bowl support and configured to prevent rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support during movement of the roaster bowl between the partially lowered position and the fully lowered position;the hooked end of the rotating lever configured to engage the pin extending from the bowl support when the roaster bowl is lowered to the partially lowered position, and wherein the rotation of the rotating lever relative to the bowl support is prevented by the engagement of the pin and the hooked end.
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