Patent ID: 9557092
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F25D

Claim:
1. A domestic portable countertop flash freezer for initially freezing foodstuffs prior to long term storage in a home freezer comprising: a) an enclosure having a storage area, a cover, a cold chamber, a lid, and a base portion; b) a refrigeration engine having a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve disposed within the storage area and an evaporator disposed within the cold chamber; c) the base portion including an L-shaped interior sidewall defining an interior space and dividing the interior space to define the cold chamber and the storage area; d) the cold chamber including a base plug extending between the L-shaped interior sidewall and a first wall of the cold chamber and a second wall of the cold chamber and an exterior wall of the base portion, creating an insulation channel of dead air between a bottom of the cold chamber, the L-shaped interior sidewall and the first wall of the cold chamber and the second wall of the cold chamber and an exterior wall of the base portion; e) the cover fixed to the base portion and enclosing the storage area; f) the lid removably positioned over and covering the cold chamber; g) the refrigeration engine maintaining the cold chamber at a temperature below 0° F. for flash freezing a single portion of foodstuffs; and h) the flash freezer being configured for hand carrying by a user.