Patent ID: 9532681
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V,A47J,B30B,Y10S

Claim:
1. A continuous filter system for a deep fat fryer, comprising: a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end; a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends, the hollow cylindrical screen disposed coaxially within the cylindrical hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween; and a piston positioned within a passage defined by the hollow cylindrical screen and movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the hollow cylindrical screen, wherein further comprising a liquid storage receptacle configured to receive a quantity of oil, a housing inlet aperture upon the cylindrical hollow housing configured to continuously receive oil from the liquid storage receptacle, and a pump in fluid communication with an outlet aperture of the housing, the pump configured to continuously urge oil flow through the hollow cylindrical screen and out of the outlet aperture of the housing, further comprising a first end cup translatably mounted within the cylindrical hollow housing and a portion of the first end of the hollow cylindrical screen wherein the first end cup is biased inward toward the second end of the hollow cylindrical screen, and a first collar fixed to the first end of the housing, the first end cup being movable within the first collar.