Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Pancake turner – ice cube remover – or cake server type – Special turning element
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-21
2001-02-27
Cherry, Johnny D. (Department: 3652)
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Pancake turner, ice cube remover, or cake server type
Special turning element
Reexamination Certificate
active
06193289
ABSTRACT:
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a device for turning over items that are being cooked. More particularly, this invention comprises a device that turns over items that are being barbequed or grilled.
2. Description of the Related Art
People who grill or barbeque food use manual devices, such as spatulas and forks, to turn the food that is being cooked. This is especially inconvenient when cooking with the newer barbeque ovens which have multiple, closely spaced cooking grids because there is not enough room to turn the food by hand. Around the turn of the century, there were several inventions that allowed food to be turned with a mechanical device. However, these inventions have their mechanisms open to the outside and are not well suited to modern safety standards, manufacturing or fabrication techniques. Therefore, it is desirable to have a simple, closed device that turns over the food being cooked that can easily be manufactured by modern techniques with modern materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the current invention is to provide a device that can be used to turn over items that are being barbequed or cooked. The current invention provides such a device with a mechanically activated rotation mechanism.
The invention comprises a handle, an armature and a plate. The handle contains a set of three gears, an external trigger and most of the armature. The user places the plate under the object to be turned and presses the trigger. The action of the trigger, through the gears, rotates the plate through 180 degrees and flips the object. A spring flips the plate back to the original position. The plate is removably fixed to the armature outside of the handle to facilitate changes in plates for different applications. The advantages of the invention are that the mechanism is closed and the user can flip the food in a narrow space because he need not turn his wrist when actuating the devise.
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Cherry Johnny D.
Fleishman Lawrence I.
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