Patent ID: 6378420
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
An oil filter system for at least one deep fat fryer, said fryer having a chassis, a tank for containing oil and heat means for heating the oil in said tank, said filter system comprising:a drain for 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 whereby oil to be filtered is directed by said downspout onto the upper surface of said filter said filter being vertically movable within said pan; return means for withdrawing filtered oil from said pan and returning said oil to said tank including pump means and valve means for directing filtered oil from the filter pan to said tank; said return means further including a take-up pipe having an end releasably coupled to said filter and an opposite end in communication with said pump and swivel mounting means carried by said pipe at said opposite end whereby when said end is uncoupled from said filter said pipe can be rotated away from said filter; and first switch means coupled to said pump means and valve means for simultaneously controlling said valve means and said pump means.