Patent ID: 7513213

Claim:
A liquid recovery apparatus for use in coating food items, said apparatus comprising: a bottom section having at least one opening, each said opening including a collar; a first sidewall arranged perpendicular to said bottom section; a second sidewall arranged perpendicular to said bottom section and parallel to said first sidewall; a first endwall arranged perpendicular to each of said first and said second sidewalls and said bottom section; a second endwall arranged perpendicular to each of said first and said second sidewalls and said bottom section and parallel to said first endwall; a recovery means for recovering coating liquid, said recovery means located nearer said first endwall; wherein said bottom section, said first sidewall, said second sidewall, said first endwall, and said second endwall enable containment of coating liquid therein for recovery by said recovery means and wherein said bottom section includes a hollow cavity for circulation of a heating medium which warms said apparatus.