Patent ID: 6601642
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A23L,F28F

Abstract:
A device for thawing food, comprising:a bottom part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said bottom part having a flat support wall adapted to support a food item; a top part of predetermined geometrical configuration, said top part having a flat top wall adapted to abuttingly engage and overlie a food item supported by said support wall; a plurality of heat transfer fin members formed integrally with said top part; adjustable spacer means for adjusting a vertical spacing between said bottom and top parts so that said device is adapted to accommodate food items of differing sizes; said adjustable spacer means including a pair of upstanding posts that slidingly engage respective proximal ends of said top part and said bottom part, said pair of posts including a first post and a second post; whereby heat from an ambient environment is transferred through said plurality of heat transfer fin members to said food item held in sandwiched relation between said bottom and top parts; whereby said food item is thawed in the absence of electrical energy consumption.