Patent ID: 7311038
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A filter system for it least one deep fat fryer, said filter system comprising: a tank for containing oil and a drain fat said tank including a separately controlled outlet and a drain pipe in communication with said outlet, said drain pipe having a downspout; a substantially rectangular open filter pan disposed below said downspout and a substantially flat filter horizontally disposed within said pan below said downspout, said filter being vertically movable within said pan; a return for drawing filtered oil from said pad and returning said oil to said tank including a pump and a valve for directing filtered oil from the filter pan to said tank; said return further including a take-up pipe having a first end releasably coupled to said filter and an opposite end in communication with said pump, said first end mounted to a swivel mounting carried by said pipe at said first end whereby when said end is uncoupled from said filter said pipe can be rotated; a first switch coupled to the pump and the valve for simultaneously controlling the valve and the pump; and an inline filter disposed within said take-up pipe for further filtering said filtered oil from the filter pan before it is returned to said tank.