US 11,896,157 B2
Roasting and glazing apparatus
Thomas Montoya, Lindenhurst, NY (US); Mark Wurzel, Muttontown, NY (US); Lawrence Wurzel, Asharoken, NY (US); Robert Delauro, Lindenhurst, NY (US); and Andrew Irwin, Ithaca, NY (US)
Assigned to Calico Cottage, Inc., Amityville, NY (US)
Filed by CALICO COTTAGE, INC., Amityville, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/580,435.
Application 17/580,435 is a division of application No. 16/748,096, filed on Jan. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,311,144.
Application 14/974,690 is a division of application No. 14/729,747, filed on Jun. 3, 2015, abandoned.
Application 16/748,096 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/974,690, filed on Dec. 18, 2015, granted, now 11,832,760.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142401 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); B08B 9/087 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/16 (2006.01); A47J 36/14 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01); A47J 27/21 (2006.01); A23G 3/26 (2006.01); A23N 12/10 (2006.01); A23N 12/08 (2006.01); B08B 9/08 (2006.01); B08B 3/10 (2006.01); A23L 29/30 (2016.01); A47J 36/06 (2006.01); A23L 25/00 (2016.01)
CPC A47J 37/06 (2013.01) [A23G 3/26 (2013.01); A23L 5/15 (2016.08); A23L 29/30 (2016.08); A23N 12/083 (2013.01); A23N 12/10 (2013.01); A47J 27/21175 (2013.01); A47J 27/21191 (2013.01); A47J 36/00 (2013.01); A47J 36/06 (2013.01); A47J 36/14 (2013.01); A47J 36/165 (2013.01); A47J 37/0664 (2013.01); B08B 1/001 (2013.01); B08B 3/00 (2013.01); B08B 3/106 (2013.01); B08B 9/08 (2013.01); B08B 9/087 (2013.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.08); A23L 25/00 (2016.08); A23L 25/25 (2016.08); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); B08B 2230/01 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nut roasting and glazing apparatus, comprising:
a roaster bowl;
an agitator rotatably mounted within the roaster bowl and including at least one blade adapted to mix a mixture of nuts and sugar during a roasting or glazing operation of the roasting and glazing apparatus;
a heater controlled to heat the roaster bowl during the roasting or glazing operation; and
a cover removably mounted to the roaster bowl, the cover including a reservoir having an inlet for receiving water from a user, and an outlet with at least one metering hole in communication with an interior of the roaster bowl, wherein the at least one metering hole is adapted to restrict water flow from the reservoir into the mixture of nuts and sugar in the roaster bowl, and wherein the cover includes a rolled edge extending partially, and not fully, around a bottom of a side surface of the cover, the cover and the roaster bowl together define a vent disposed below the reservoir at a location where the cover does not include the rolled edge at the bottom of the side surface of the cover.