Tortilla frying apparatus

Claim 2

A tortilla frying device, comprising: a base member; a pair of upright members disposed in a spaced-apart relationship and attached to said base member, said upright members having a transverse rod interconnecting the upwardly extending free ends to form a handle for the device, said upright members further having spaced apertures longitudinally disposed therein; a plurality of stackable forming members for shaping flexible baked tortillas, said forming members disposed between said upright members in a stacked relationship with the tortillas disposed therebetween, said forming members having slotted openings in each end for engaging said upright members and preventing lateral movement of said stacked forming members; and a pair of sliding bolt latches, one disposed adjacent each of said enDs of one of said forming members for engaging said spaced apertures in said upright members and preventing vertical movement of said stacked forming members.

Claim 3

The tortilla frying device as described in claim 1, wherein said forming members comprise rectangular metal sheets bent along their longitudinal axis to form elongated members having an inverted V-shaped cross section.

Claim 4

The tortilla frying device as described in claim 1, wherein said forming members comprise a plurality of inverted dished metal sections disposed in a side-by-side relationship and transversely interconnected to form an elongate member.

Claim 5

A tortilla frying device, comprising: a rectangular base member; a pair of narrow upright members disposed in a spaced-apart relationship and rigidly attached adjacent opposite longitudinal ends of said base member, said upright members having a plurality of spaced apertures longitudinally disposed therein; a rod attached to the extending ends of said upright members for providing a handle for the device; a plurality of stackable forming members for shaping flexible baked tortillas, said forming members disposed between said upright members in a stacked relationship with the tortillas disposed therebetween, said forming members having an outwardly opening slot disposed adjacent opposite ends of said member for engaging said upright members and preventing lateral movement of said stacked forming members; and a pair of sliding bolt latches one of which is fixed adjacent each end of the topmost forming member of said stack of forming members and adapted for the lateral extension of the bolts relative to said forming member to engage said apertures in said upright members for retaining said forming members in said stacked position.

Claim 6

A tortilla frying device, comprising: a rectangular base member; a pair of narrow upright members disposed in a spaced-apart relationship and rigidly attached adjacent opposite longitudinal ends of said base member, said upright members having a plurality of spaced apertures longitudinally disposed therein; a rod attached to the extending ends of said upright members for providing a handle for the device; a plurality of stackable forming members for shaping flexible baked tortillas, said forming members disposed between said upright members in a stacked relationship with the tortillas disposed therebetween, said forming members having an outwardly opening slot disposed adjacent opposite ends of said member for engaging said upright members and preventing lateral movement of said stacked forming members; and a pair of sliding bolt latches one of which is fixed adjacent each end of the topmost forming member of said stack of forming members and adapted for the lateral extension of the bolts relative to said forming member to engage said apertures in said upright members for retaining said forming members in said stacked position.

Claim 7

The tortilla frying device as described in claim 4, wherein said base member comprises a perforated plate of a sheet metal material.

Claim 8

The tortilla frying device as described in claim 4, wherein said forming members are elongated perforated metal sheets having an inverted V-shaped cross section.

Claim 9

The tortilla frying device as described in claim 4, wherein said forming members comprise a plurality of perforated inverted panlike metal sections disposed in a side-by-side planar relationship and transversely interconnected, said members having outwardly extending tabs, with said slots disposed therein for engaging said upright members.