Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Diverse cooker types
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-13
2003-04-15
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Diverse cooker types
C099S340000, C099S419000, C099S4210HH, C099S448000, C099S449000, C126S00900B, C126S0250AA
Reexamination Certificate
active
06546845
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of cooking products and more particularly to a collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory freely moveably mounted atop a cooking appliance.
Ovens and rotisserie accessories are generally well known in the prior art. Skewered food cooking apparatus such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,598,690; 4,815,367; 5,172,628; 6,021,708 and grill and oven combinations such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,437,227 are functional for their intended purpose.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory that allows a variety of foods to be cooked simultaneously, collapses for compact storage and modifies cooking temperature with a removably engaged front panel.
The present invention includes a frame wherein folding side panels are hingedly attached to a hinged rear panel, and a front panel removably engaging said side panels. The side panels include opposing apetures to support a rotating spit or rotisserie. The side panels include an upper portion configured to receive a cooking grate.
As such, the collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved portable rotisserie and grill and oven accessory adaptable to bake and grill and utilize a rotisserie simultaneously, to fold flat for storage and to modify cooking temperature utilizing a removably engaged front panel.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a frame wherein folding side panels are hingedly attached to a hinged rear panel, and a front panel removably engaging said side panels. The front panel can be attached or removed from side panels to modify cooking temperature. The side panels and the rear panel can be folded nearly flat for storage. The side panels include opposing apetures to support a rotating skewer or rotisserie. The skewer or rotisserie can be driven by an electric motor. The side panels include an upper portion configured to receive a cooking grate for baking. The present invention provides for use of the original cooking grate attached to the cooking appliance upon which the present invention is mounted, maintaining a surface for grilling.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
Therefore, one major object of the present invention is to provide a new collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory adaptable to bake and grill and utilize a rotisserie simultaneously.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rotisserie and oven accessory that can be folded nearly flat into a small, easily stored and transported unit that fits within commercially available portable table top grills.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory wherein cooking temperature can be modified by removing or attaching the front panel.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory that maintains the use of the cooking grate provided with the cooking appliance upon which the present invention is movably mounted.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible rotisserie and grill and oven accessory that is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purpose.
These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawing.
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