Inventors:
Paul J. Mulhauser - New York NY
Erika Elmuts - Carlisle MA
Elizabeth Erin O'Halloran - Acton MA
Mario M. Protano - Watertown MA
Jonathan C. Roche - Florence MA
Clinton N. Tate - Boise ID
Assignee:
General Housewares Corp. - Terre Haute IN
International Classification:
A47J 3710, A47J 4304, F26B 1724, F26B 1730
Abstract:
A device for drying food includes a bowl having a bottom wall and a sidewall terminating in a top edge, a cover removably connected to the top edge of the bowl and a perforated basket disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative thereto coaxially therewith, and a drive assembly coupled to the basket for effecting rotation thereof. The drive assembly includes a linearly reciprocating handle structure with a screw shaft engageable with a nut coupled to the basket for converting the reciprocating movement of the handle structure to rotary motion of the basket.