Stoves and furnaces – Stoves – Cooking
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-21
2001-02-06
Yeung, James C. (Department: 3743)
Stoves and furnaces
Stoves
Cooking
C126S00900B, C248S164000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06182650
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to collapsible stands specifically, a collapsible, self-leveling Dutch oven stand and assembly.
2. Description of Related Art
The biggest complaint about Dutch ovens and cooking outdoors is that the user must bend over to cook, and after he or she is finished cooking, there is no place to place the pot or lid while serving the food. When Dutch oven s are provided with a stand, there is typically no way to adjust their height, or to level the pot on uneven terrain, nor are implement holders provided as part of the stand.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,859,080, issued to I. Botnick on Nov. 4, 1958, describes a collapsible table having a rotating top. The table top of the Botnick device cannot be leveled on uneven terrain and the table top sits on top of the rods rather than being inserted within the plane of the cone defined by the rods Furthermore, the rods of the Botnick device are fixed rather than adjustable and do not comprise saw teeth, nor setting grooves, nor base spikes. Moreover, there is no central handle for the table top and no place on the leg rods to hold cooking implements. Thus, Botnick does not teach or suggest the present invention as claimed.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,841,352, issued to A. J. Pappas on Jul. 1, 1958, describes a collapsible support device. The collapsible support device consists of a plurality of standards that are extended through a ring member having a spider mounted within it, and there is a standard pivotally secured to each leg of the spider.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,024,851, issued to R. A. Boda on May 24, 1977, describes a tripod cooking device. The tripod cooking device is of the pyramidal tripod type and utilizes a grill which hangs from the tripod apex. The tripod cooking device is easily assembled and disassembled.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a Dutch oven assembly that will accommodate different sized plates and Dutch ovens.
It is another object of the invention to provide a Dutch oven stand that will remain stable on soil or concrete, and other types of surfaces.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a Dutch oven tripod stand that can be set up on uneven terrain so as to be levelable.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a Dutch oven stand having grooves and notches to accommodate a burner plate that can thereby be made level.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a tripodal Dutch oven stand having an adjustable washer ring to accommodate different sized Dutch ovens.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a Dutch oven stand having implement holders on the legs of the stand.
It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in a Dutch oven assembly for the purpose described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
The present invention is a Dutch oven assembly that includes a three-rod adjustable-height tripod stand which supports an easy-to-level, snap-in-place burner plate for a Dutch oven. Three solid steel rods form a tripod-type stand. The three rods intersect at a central point where they are bound by a metal washer so as to form a plane defined as a lower cone connected to a similar, inverted upper cone.
Each rod has three annular grooves representing three alternative locations for the metal washer such that the stand is adjustable to three respective heights. By sliding the washer up or down along the rods, the stand will accommodate different sized Dutch ovens.
Each rod also has a linear segment of saw teeth disposed at its upper end. The burner plate rests horizontally, essentially inside the plane of the upper cone. The burner plate is pressed into the plane of the upper cone so as to “snap” in place between adjacent saw teeth. The saw teeth also enable the plate to be leveled where there is uneven terrain. Oppositional forces imposed by the ground at the bottom end of the rods, and by the burner plate near the top end of the rods, result in the rods being frictionally bound by the washer. As more weight is loaded onto the burner plate, the stand becomes tighter at the main washer point.
Each rod has a sharpened base, for insertion into the ground, extending approximately 1 inch beyond a ring-shaped shoe. The base and the shoe provide further stability. Each rod has a top end having an S-shaped bend so as to support all the implements needed for cooking outdoors.
Coals are placed on the burner plate, under and around a Dutch oven pot. The present invention is an assembly, including two miniature tripod stands upon which is placed the Dutch oven pot and lid for serving food. The Dutch oven may also be placed directly onto the stand, without the burner plate, in which case the saw teeth will bite and secure the lower edges of the Dutch oven pot.
These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 955140 (1910-04-01), Cronk
patent: 2841352 (1958-07-01), Pappas
patent: 2859080 (1958-11-01), Botnick
patent: 3286705 (1966-11-01), Bedol
patent: 4024851 (1977-05-01), Boda
patent: 4146010 (1979-03-01), Manska
patent: 4705250 (1987-11-01), Eastman
Litman Richard C.
Yeung James C.
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