Potato chip cooking apparatus

Claim 1

A potato chip cooking apparatus comprising the combination of; a cylindrical vat for holding a quantity of cooking oil; a basket having perforated sidewall disposed in said vat partially submerged in said cooking oil; a lid hingably carried on said vat and coaxially disposed with respect to said vat so that said lid pivots away from said vat to expose said basket; a feeder means carried on said lid for introducing a raw potato to said vat; cutting means operably carried on said lid and downwardly depending therefrom for engaging said raw potato and slicing a portion thereof so as to drop into said basket and cooking oil therebeneath; electrical means for operating said cutting means and for heating said cooking oil; said cutting means includes a circular platform having an arcuate opening therein and a cutting blade carried on said platform adjacent said opening; said platform coupled to said electrical means in driving relationship so as to foricbly urge said potato portion; said feeder means includes a sleeve mounted on said lid; a plunger slidably carried in said sleeve and adapted to rest on top of said raw potato urging said raw potato into contact with said platform; a plurality of prongs downwardly depending from one end of said plunger releasably engagable with said raw potato; bracket means securing said electrical means for driving said platform to said lid; handle means attached to said vat exteriorly for grasping by the user for moving said apparatus from place to place; and said rotating platform resides within the confines of said vat when said lid is closed on top of said vat.