Patent ID: 6677556
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An inner pot of an electric fryer comprising an annular electric heating tube provided at its bottom, said electric heating tube having its two ends separated from each other by a gap formed therebetween, said gap forming the coolest section of the inner circumference at the bottom of said inner pot: and,Characterized by an oil gathering groove provided at the coolest section at the bottom of said inner pot, said oil gathering groove communicating with the bottom center of said inner pot by means of an oil passage passing through said gap between the two ends of said electric heating tube, said inner pot designed to have a bottom slanting downward toward said oil gathering groove after combined with an outer pot, the remaining oil in said inner pot able to flow into said oil gathering groove along the inner wall of said inner pot and through said oil passage, said remaining oil in said inner pot impossible to accumulate near said electric heating tube, ensuring safety in use.