Patent ID: 7698994
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A fryer unit, comprising: a fryer vat configured to fry with oil and to be washable with boil-out fluid, the vat comprising an outlet opening; a vessel for receiving the oil drained from the fryer vat via the outlet opening, the vessel movable from an under-unit position to a frontwardly extending position; an oil drain path leading from the outlet opening of the fryer vat to the vessel; an oil return path for delivering oil from the vessel back to the fryer vat, the oil return path including a pump; a filter associated with at least one of the oil drain path, the vessel and the oil return path; a drain valve located along the oil drain path for controlling draining of the fryer vat; a boil-out drain path having an inlet positioned to intercept the boil-out fluid drained from the vat such that the boil-out fluid is not delivered to the vessel, the boil-out drain path including an outlet end positioned forward of a front of the fryer unit so that the boil-out fluid can be delivered under force of gravity to an external container without passing through the pump and while the vessel is in the under-unit position.