Patent ID: 6572764
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A47J,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A filtration arrangement for a fryer, comprising:a pan for receiving oil from a fryer vat, the pan including an outlet opening, the outlet opening defining a first coupler; a filter assembly including an interior defined at least in part by an outer filter screen material, a second coupler connected to the filter assembly and defining a passage which extends from the exterior of the filter assembly into the interior; wherein the first coupler and second coupler are sized and shaped for slidingly mating with each other, the first coupler mated with the second coupler so that oil traveling out of the pan during a filtration operation travels from the pan, through the outer filter screen material, into the interior of the filter assembly, and out of the interior of the filter assembly through a flow path defined by at least one of the first and second couplers.