Patent ID: 7721463
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A continuous feed oven comprising: an oven housing; a rotating drum inside the oven housing; an oven entrance, the oven entrance configured to remain partially open during oven operation to allow raw produce to enter the rotating drum while earlier entering produce is being cooked; an entrance door residing over the oven entrance and having an open position, and a closed position, the closed position allowing a minimum access to the oven entrance, the entrance door denying access to a top half of the oven entrance, and the entrance door leaving a bottom half of the oven entrance open in the closed position of the entrance door to allow raw produce to be fed into the oven entrance during operation of the oven while earlier produce is being cooked within the oven; an oven exit, the oven exit configured to remain partially open during oven operation to allow cooked produce to escape the rotating drum while later entering produce is being cooked; an electric motor for rotating the drum; a mechanical connection rotationally connecting the electric motor to the drum; a gas fired heat source inside the housing and producing a flame under the rotating drum; and a thermostatic control for controlling the gas fired heat source.