Patent ID: 9198450
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for steaming and dispensing a hamburger bun comprising: a bun platform including a pair of openings, each opening having approximately the size and shape of a cut face of a hamburger bun section to direct steam substantially uniformly onto the cut face; a platform support; a pivotal platform joint connecting the bun platform to the platform support, wherein the bun platform is pivotable at least about 135° in a bun dispensing direction about a pivotal axis defined by the joint between an upwardly facing food steaming position and downwardly facing food removal position; and a steam source communicating with a steam outlet, the steam outlet located below the bun platform and configured to direct steam upwardly through the pair of bun platform openings, and when hamburger bun sections are placed on the bun platform over the bun platform openings, to direct steam onto the cut surfaces of the hamburger bun sections when the bun platform is in the food steaming position, for steaming the bun sections on the bun platform; further comprising a dome shaped cover movable between open and closed positions, wherein the cover is configured to cooperatively engage the bun platform in the food steaming position when the cover is in the closed position to define a cavity, the cover sized and shaped to prevent water from falling from the cover back onto the hamburger bun sections during steaming with the device when the bun sections are on the bun platform over the bun platform openings and the cover engages the bun platform in the closed position.