Patent ID: 6349634
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
In a grill for heating rotatable food items, said grill comprising a plurality of rollers disposed in an array and rotating in the same rotational direction, each roller having an external heating surface and at least one internal heating element thermally coupled to said external heating surface to transfer heat to a food item in contact with a pair of rollers, the improvement comprising:a grid of helically disposed wire for improving engagement between at least one of said rollers and a food item in contact therewith, wherein the grid of helically disposed wire is in direct contact with said external heating surface to provide heat transfer to the food item through said grid of helically disposed wire along at least a segment of said roller, and wherein said grid of helically disposed wire being effective to reliably rotate the food item without dislocating the food item from said pair of rollers.