Patent ID: 8387519

Claim:
A roasting apparatus, comprising: a shaft having a first end adapted to receive an edible wafer via an internal opening in the wafer, a second end, and a retaining portion near the second end that is adapted to removably retain the edible wafer to the shaft, wherein the retaining portion includes an outer surface, an inner chamber, a rod disposed within the chamber and having a first end and a second end, a biasing element operatively coupling the second end of the rod to the second end of the shaft, a first channel disposed between the outer surface and the chamber, and a memory flex stop element attached to and extending from the rod in proximity to the first end of the rod, the memory flex stop element is adapted to removeably engage the first channel to inhibit travel of the wafer beyond the first channel, and wherein the outer surface of the retaining portion defines another channel disposed between the first channel and the second end of the shaft, and the rod includes a projection extending from the second end of the rod though the other channel, the projection is adapted to disengage the memory flex stop element from the first channel when the projection is depressed relative to the shaft.