Patent ID: 9497987
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A23G,A23L,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A device for quickly freezing a food product, the device comprising: a pan adapted to receive the food product to be frozen, the pan having a bottom portion and a wall portion surrounding the bottom portion, the bottom portion having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface; a base positioned under the pan, the base having a bottom portion and a wall portion, the wall portion of the base being coupled to the wall portion of the pan, the bottom portion of the base having an interior surface, a cavity which receives a fluid medium is defined by the interior surface of the bottom portion of the base and the lower surface of the bottom portion of the pan, the bottom portion including a plurality of channel sections spaced apart to define a respective channel; and a heat sink positioned within the cavity to assist in freezing the food product, the heat sink thermally coupled to the pan to assist in freezing the food product and including a plurality of fins thermally coupled to the interior surface of the bottom portion of the base, the fins received in the respective channel of the bottom portion of the base.