GB2536967A

GB2536967A - Bazooka gun system and method for making instant french fries and other foods

Info

Publication number: GB2536967A
Application number: GB1505792.0A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Messinger Samuel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-04-02
Filing date: 2015-04-02
Publication date: 2016-10-05
Also published as: GB201505792D0

Abstract

A bazooka cannon 102 fires food 122, e.g. potatoes, at a target 110, before the food 122 is cooked in a fryer 116a, e.g to make French fries. After hitting the target screen 110, the food can fall into a wash bath 112, move to a colour fixing bath 114, be fried in a fryer 116a, frozen in a quick freezer 118, cooked again in fryer 116b, and put in a salt tabular and packer 120, possibly using a conveyor belt, before being vended to the customer. Raw food may be projected using compressed air or water, towards slicing blades 206 in the end of the bazooka gun 102, to cut the food into slices. A video camera 800 may record the shooting experience, for viewing while waiting in a fast food location, or be transmitted via the Internet. Food may be loaded into the gun 102 in a loading clip, or a feeder 106 using a gravity or spring loaded feed. Meat, fish, vegetables and fruits may be launched at the target 110. The system may be a stand alone arcade game.

Description

A BAZOOKA FUN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING INSTANT FRENCH FRIES AND OTHER FOODS

SAMUEL MESSINGER, INVENTOR

TECHNICAL FIELD

[001] The present disclosure generally relates to the field of making fries, and more particularly the present disclosure relates to a bazooka fun system and method for making instant french fries.

BACKGROUND

[2] Vast quantities of french fries are prepared and consumed daily in every part of the world. The quality of the french fries is not only with the method of preparation and with the degree of uniformity with which fries prepared but also with the raw potatoes available from which they are made. The bulk of this market is the fast-food restaurant business, wherein par fried and frozen potato strips are commonly purchased in bulk from commercial suppliers and stored at freezer temperatures until shortly before serving. At that point, the par fried and frozen potato strips are prepared for eating by deep fat frying in fat or oil.

[3] The story of the modern french fry starts with the genius of Mr. ray Kroc applied sweat equity and science to their mastery and mass production in an almost sacrosanct preparation ritual, storing potatoes for curing under a giant fan to get 20 to 23 percent optimal solids range in the basement of his first restaurant, Mr. Kroc spawned the fast food revolution. With every good intention french fry manufacturing has mollified far removed from the original hands on process. Layer after layer of well meaning loyal and conscientious fast-food managers have taken the fun out of visiting the location and ordering food, especially french fries. The potatoes are processed in huge plants for removed from the consumer where they are sliced, colored, pre fried and quick frozen in rapid succession. The consumers relationship is reduced to the counter where a finished product is rendered albeit with a smile.

[4] In the light of aforementioned discussion there exists a need to restore genuine freshness and excitement to the french fry and make it fun and exciting again to order and consume this staple of diet that would ameliorate or overcome the above mentioned limitations.

[5] Potato Cannons are part of our folklore and even have been evaluated by the U.S.Air Force for muzzle velocities using propane, acetylene, ethanol, methanol and butane for propellant. *

BRIEF SUMMARY

[6] The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the invention or delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

[7] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a bazooka fun system and method for making instant french fries and also fries of meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits.

[8] Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards the system and making method of french fries that is visible to the customers from starting to ending process.

[9] Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards the system is to retain and bring back customers and make it fun and excitement back into customers for visiting fast food location more times.

[0010] Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed toward recording the customer experience in a video to view while at the location or take home or send in social media via internet.

[00 I 1] Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards the system may be used as a standalone arcade game or in shopping malls that have sections called food courts where multiple franchises are side by side or in circus arcade setting such as country fairs, state fairs, rodeos, and circuses.

[0012] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a bazooka gun, a target screen, a conveyor belt, and a quick freezer.

[0013] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a feeder loaded with the raw foods attached to the bazooka gun and the raw foods fall into the gun due to gravitational force and the bazooka gun is powered by the compressed air, water.

[0014] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a plurality of interchangeable slicing blades configured in the bazooka gun to make the raw foods to slices and the meat or chicken or frozen fish pre cut to slices loaded into the bazooka gun and the slices, whereby the slices are hit on the target screen by the shooter.

[0015] According to exemplary embodiment the target may be faces of clowns, bonus points, charity fund raising or other visuals to encourage participation from all ages.

[0016] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a wash bath placed below the target screen to wash the raw food slices.

[0017] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a color fixing bath placed after the wash bath applying color to the raw food slices.

[0018] According to exemplary embodiment, one or more fryers attached to the color fixing bath to make the raw foods slices into deep fry and the quick freezer placed between the fryers to turn the slices into quick freeze.

[0019] According to exemplary embodiment, the system includes a salt tabular and packer attached to the fryer to apply salt to the fried slices and packed for immediate consumer consumption.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been used to designate like elements, and wherein: [0021] FIG. 1A-1C are diagrams depicting an arrangement of bazooka gun and a french fries system for making instant fries, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting a bazooka gun for firing the raw foods, according to

an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, FIG. 3C are diagrams depicting a french fries system for making instant fries, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 4, FIG. 5 are flow diagrams of a methods employed for making instant fries, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not he regarded as limiting.

[0026] The use of "including", "comprising" or "having" and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms "a" and "an" herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms "first", "second", and "third", and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 1A-FIG. IC are diagrams 100a and 100b depicting an arrangement of bazooka gun and a french fries system to make instant french fries, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The system includes a bazooka gun 102, raw foods 104, a feeder 106, a shooter 108, a target screen 110, a wash bath 112, a color fixing bath 114, fryers 116a-116b, a quick freezer 118, a salt tabular and packer 120, slicing blades 206 a glass window 122 and a video camera 800..

[0028] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the raw foods 104 may be potatoes which are russet burbank potatoes, ranger russet potatoes, umatilla russet potatoes, shepody potatoes, sweet potatoes and other vegetables like zucchini, carrots or all other vegetables or fruits. Preferably washed potatoes are collected into the feeder 106 due to gravitational fed or spring loaded and the potatoes are skinned and optically scanned or selected for sizes in the feeder 106. The potatoes 104 are moved into the bazooka gun 102 due to gravitational force or spring loaded. The french fry system including the bazooka gun 102 for firing the potatoes on the target screen 110. For example, looking at Fig 1B if the shooter 108 fires the potatoes 104 on the target screen 110 (with optical inspection, quality, temperature) by the bazooka gun 102 powered by the compressed air or water, which passes through the interchangeable slicing blades 206 for making potatoes and other slices. The chicken cubes or meat cubes or fish may be frozen and pre cut loaded into the bazooka gun 102 for firing at target. The potato slices 124 from the bazooka gun 102 hit the target screen 110 and the wash bath 112 placed below the target screen 110 to wash the potato slices 124. The color fixing bath 114 configured after the wash bath 112 for applying color to the potato slices 124.

[0029] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the fryer 116a attached to the color fixing bath 114 to make the potato slices into fry. The quick freezer 118 configured between the fryers 116a-116b for fried slices from the fryer 116a to quick freeze. The fryer 116b attached to the quick freezer 118 to some more deep fry the slices. The fryer 11611 starts frying when oil rises to three degrees in the fryer. The salt tabular and packer 120 attached to the fryer 116b for applying salt to the deep fried slices and packed.

[0030] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the present system in which the bazooka gun can also operated by a child as shown in FIG 1 C. The glass window 122 is configured for customers to watch the complete cooking process from starting to finish. Also a closed circuit video is recording the customers experience for viewing while waiting for the order or later at home.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 2 is a diagram 200 depicting a bazooka gun 102 for firing the raw foods. The bazooka gun 102 comprises a V shaped regulator 202, a swivel 204, slicing blades 206, a compressed air or water cylinder 208, a loading clip 210, and a counter 212.

[0032] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the bazooka gun 102 restricts the side movement with the help of the V shaped regulator 202. The shooter 108 keeps the target through the v shaped regulators 202 where shooter can limit the movements of the bazooka gun 102 to left and right and the swivel 204 configured for bearing the bazooka gun 102. The swivel 204 is located inside the V shaped regulator 202. The loading clip 210 is configured inside the bazooka gun 102 for loading the oversize or undersize raw foods. The slicing blades 206 are kept after the loading clip 210 to make the potatoes to slices.

[0033] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the bazooka gun 102 is configured on the counter 212 to fix target flexibly. The bazooka gun 102 is operated by the compressed air or water cylinder 208 and the compressed air or water cylinder 208 may be placed inside the counter 212.

[0034] Referring to FIG. 3A is a diagram depicting french fries system 300a for making instant fries, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The system includes a conveyor belt 302, a wash bath 112, a color fixing bath 114, fryers 116a-116b, quick freezer 118, a salt tabular and packer 120, a dump tray 304, and optical temperature and visual sensors 306.

[0035] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the potato slices drop into the color fixing bath 114 from the wash bath 112 to apply color. The wash bath 112, color fixing bath 114, the fryers 116a-116b, the quick freezer 118 and the salt tabular and packer 120 are placed on the conveyor belt 302. The conveyor belt 302 is configured for moving the contents. The dump tray 304 which is configured after the salt tabular 118 for under par the rejected fries. The optical temperature and visual sensors 306 are configured in the dump tray 304 for under par fries.

[0036] According to a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG 3A at remote mega factories in which bulk potatoes washed, de skinned, color fixed (sugar bath), quick frozen, bagged and shipped to local store for final frying.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 3B is a french fry system for making instant french fries in another method, the system includes a conveyor belt 302, a wash bath 112, a color fixing bath 114, fryer 116h, a salt tabular and packer 120, a dump tray 304, and optical temperature and visual sensors 306. In this system the frying process is done with single fryer.

[0038] Referring to FIG. 3C is a french fry system for making other than instant french fries, the system includes a conveyor belt 302, a wash bath 112, fryer 1 16h, a salt tabular and packer 120, a dump tray 304, and optical temperature and visual sensors 306. The system is for making healthier foods like chicken and meat cubes without antibiotics in the feed because it is believed that this is passed onto the consumer and lowers his tolerance for antibiotics and also for tempura vegetables and fruits of all varieties and sizes. This is the purpose of expand the menu into better healthier choices that are also easier to cook and serve to the consumer.

[0039] Referring to FIG. 4 is a flow diagram 400 depicting method employed for optical quality control of raw foods for making instant french and also fries of meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The method starts at the step 402 by allowing a fall of raw foods from the feeder into the bazooka gun due to gravitational force. The method continues to next step 404 by firing the raw foods by the bazooka gun powered by compressed air or water. The method continues to next step 406 by cutting the raw foods using the slicing blades located inside the bazooka gun and hitting the target screen with the raw foods slices. The method continues to next step 408 by washing the raw foods pieces in the wash bath. The method continues to next step 410 by applying color to the washed raw foods slices by the color fixing bath. The method continues to next step 412 by frying the colored raw foods slices by the first fryer. The method continues to next step 414 by freezing the slices by the quick freezer and second fryer starts frying when oil rises to some temperature. The method continues to next step 416 by applying salt to the fried slices by the salt tabular and packing frayed pieces by the packer.

[0040] Referring to FIG. 5 is a flow diagram 500 depicting method employed for making instant french fries and also fries of meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The method starts at the step 502 by allowing a fall of raw foods from the feeder into the bazooka gun due to gravitational force. The method starts at the step 504 by firing the raw foods by the bazooka gun powered by compressed air or water. The method starts at the step 506 by cutting the raw foods using the slicing blades located inside the bazooka gun and hitting the target screen with the raw foods slices. The method starts at the step 508 by washing the raw foods pieces in the wash bath. The method continues to next step 510 by applying color to the washed raw foods slices by the color fixing bath. The method continues to next step 512 by frying the colored raw foods slices by the fryer. The method continues to next step 514 by applying salt to the fried slices by the salt tabular and packing frayed pieces by the packer.

[0041] The present system of processing and making instant french fries may he implemented using a gun, a cannon and the like, without limiting the scope of the present disclosure.

[0042] The present system of processing and making fried vegetables, fruits, meat, and chicken may be implemented using a gun, a cannon and the like, without limiting the scope of the present disclosure.

[0043] Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments and modifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are within the principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions and figures are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive.

[0044] Thus the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and includes both combinations and sub combinations of the various features described herein above as well as variations and modifications thereof, which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description.

Claims

What is claimed is: I. A bazooka fun system for making instant french fries and, also fries of chicken fish, vegetables, fruits, the system comprising: a bazooka gun or cannon, a target screen, and a quick freeze a feeder loaded with the raw foods fruits or other vegetables which are carrots, eggplants, sweet potatoes attached to the bazooka gun or cannon and the raw foods falls into the bazooka gun due to gravitational force, whereby the bazooka gun is powered by the compressed air or Water; a plurality of slicing blades configured yin the bazooka gun to make the raw foods to slices and the meat or chicken or fish pre cut and/or loaded into the bazooka gun and the slices, whereby the slices are hit on the target screen by the shooter; a wash bath placed below thetarget screen to wash the raw food slices; a color fixing bath placed after the wash bath for applying color to the raw food slices; one or more fryers attached to the color fixing bath to make the raw foods slices into deep fry and the quick freezer placed between the fryers to turns the slices into quick freeze; a salt tabular and packer attached the fryer o apply salt to the fried slices and packed, A WOW cAftteRA($) -m geope,4,KEPLA*4 TRANSAtir Vtik jr3r-,Mar ThE CusToMER ofiEgAinJ6 BE sikaporA GoV OR CANN*
2. The system of claim 1, wherein a conveyor belt is con gated for moving the contents and the wash bath, color fixing bath, the one or more fryers, the salt tabular placed on the conveyor belt.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein a dump tray configured below the salt tabular for under par rejected fries.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein one or more:optical temperature sensors and one or more visual sensors ncluded in the dump tray.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein a loading clip included in the bazooka gun to allow the raw foods into the bazooka gun.
6. The systeur of claim 14 wherein one or more regulators restricts.the side mo the bazooka
7. The system of claim 1, wherein a one or more swivels inside the one or more regulators f beating the bazooka gun.3. A method comprising: allowing a fall of raw foods from the feeder into the bazooka gun due to gravitational force; firing the raw foods by the bazooka gun powered by compressed air and water; cutting raw foods using slicing blades located inside the bazooka gun and hitting the target screen by the raw foods slices; washing the raw foods slices by the wash bath; applying color to the washed raw foods slices by the color fixing bath: frying the colored raw foods slices by the first fi freezing the slices by the quick freezer cond fryer starts frying when oil rises to some temperature; applying salt to the fried pieces by the salt tabular and packing the frayed pieces by the packer.9, A method cotnprising.allowing a fall of raw foods from the feeder to the bazooka gun, due to gravitational force; firing the raw foods by the bazooka gun powered by compressed air and water; cutting raw foods using slicing blades located inside the bazooka gun and hitting the target screen by the raw foods slices; washing he racy foods slices by the wash applying color to the washed raw IOC& slices by the color fixing bath; colored raw foods slices by the fryer; applying salt to the fried pieces by the abular and packing the frayed pieces by the packer, 10. The method of according to claims 8, 9, further comprising a method to prepare healthy ood for consumers.11. The method of according to claims 8, 9, further comprising a method to slice and cook tempura.12. Th method ofaccord mg claims 8, 9, further comprising a method to prepare chicken pieces.11 The method of according to claims 8, 9, further comprising a method to prepare meat pieces, 14. The methodof according to claims 8,'9, further comprising a method to prep re fish pieces 15, The method of according tea clairns
8.9, further comprising a method to prepare fruit piece 16. The method of according to claims g, 9, further comprising a method to prepare vegetable pieces.