Patent ID: 6367409
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A23G,A23P,A47J

Abstract:
A food coating apparatus comprising:a container having a bottom, lower side wall section extending from the bottom, a screen land extending from the lower side wall, and an upper side wall extending from the screen land, the upper side wall further having a seal edge disposed away from the screen land; a cover having a main body and a seal disposed around the main body, the seal adapted for engaging the seal edge of the container; a dividing sieve having a first side and a second side, said dividing sieve including a screen section with apertures therein, a sealing land disposed outwardly from the screen section and having a land interface surface, a plurality of legs extending from the first side of the dividing sieve, and a plurality of feet, each one of the feet associated with one of the legs and extending therefrom; a sealing ridge disposed on the sealing land on the second side of the dividing sieve; and wherein the distance between the plurality of feet and the land interface surface of the sealing land is about equal to the distance between the cover and the screen land when the seal of the cover engages the seal edge of the container.