Patent ID: 11910800
Assignee: AUTOMATED FOOD SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stick bar for a cooking apparatus, the stick bar comprising:
an elongated stainless steel body having a first end and a second end and defining a central axis extending therebetween;
a plurality of apertures formed through the body perpendicular to the central axis, each of the plurality of apertures defining a stick axis extending therethrough, wherein the stick axes are disposed parallel to one another;
a plurality of plunger holes, each of the plurality of plunger holes being associated with a respective one of the plurality of apertures and extending from a surface of the body to the respective aperture at a right angle to the stick axis of the respective aperture;
a plurality of plungers, each of the plurality of plungers having an inner end and an outer end and being mounted in a respective one of the plurality of plunger holes so that the inner end of the plunger extends into the respective aperture, wherein the inner end of the plunger is movably biased towards a central axis of the stick bar; and
wherein:
each of the plunger holes in the stick bar is internally threaded;
each of the plungers is externally threaded; and
each of the plungers is threadingly mounted in the respective one of the plunger holes.