Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – With observation means
Reexamination Certificate
2003-07-16
2004-11-02
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
With observation means
C099S419000, C099S4210HH
Reexamination Certificate
active
06810793
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotisserie and, more specifically, to such a rotisserie, which is equipped with a lighting fixture.
2. Description of the Related Art
Following the development of the present era, people care more about the taste and style of personal recreational life. Therefore, the activity of barbecue that fits all members of every family and their relatives and friends has become more and more popularly accepted. Various barbecue grills and the like have been commercialized. However, these apparatus are commonly simple in shape, neither humanized nor practical in use. When selecting a grill from two similar products having a reasonable price, humanization and practical use are the key points to consider. In order to survive in the competitive market, barbecue apparatus manufacturers must try hard to improve their products in humanization and practical use. Without humanization and practical use, one's barbecue products will be defeated in the free market.
FIG. 1
shows a prior art rotisserie available in the market. According to this design, the rotisserie
10
comprises a housing
11
defining a cooking chamber
111
for holding cooking implements such as burners, cooking grid, coals (not shown). The housing
11
comprises a first rack
12
and a second rack
13
at two opposite sides of the cooking chamber
111
. The first rack
12
comprises a flat mounting frame
121
and a top notch
124
. The mounting frame
121
has a plurality of through holes
122
for the mounting of screws
123
to fix the first rack
12
to the housing
11
. The second rack
13
is a zigzag plate member having a vertically extended top bearing wall
133
, a vertically extended bottom mounting wall
132
, and a middle connecting wall
131
horizontally connected between the vertically extended top bearing wall
133
and the vertically extended bottom mounting wall
132
. The bottom mounting wall
132
has a plurality of through holes
134
for the mounting of screws
135
to fix the second rack
13
to the housing
11
opposite to the first rack
12
. The top bearing wall
133
has a top notch
136
disposed above the housing
11
corresponding to the top notch
124
of the first rack
12
.
The rotisserie further comprises a motor case
14
fastened to the top bearing wall
133
of the second rack
13
to hold a reversible motor (not shown) on the inside. The motor case
14
comprises two coupling elements
141
bilaterally located on the back wall thereof and respectively coupled to the top bearing wall
133
of the second rack
13
and stopped at the connection area between the top bearing wall
133
and the middle connecting wall
131
to secure the motor case
14
to the second rack
13
, and an axle hole
142
in the back wall between the coupling elements
141
corresponding to the top notch
136
of the second rack
13
. The rotisserie also comprises a rod member
15
supported in the top notch
124
of the first rack
12
and the top notch
136
of the second notch
13
and inserted through the axle hole
142
and axially coupled to the output shaft of the motor inside the motor case
14
. The rod member comprises two movable forks
151
adapted to hold the food to be roasted. Further, a power cord
143
extends to the outside of the motor case
14
for connection to external power source.
The aforesaid rotisserie is functional, however it still has drawbacks. When roasting meat in the housing
11
of the rotisserie
10
in the daylight or under sufficient illumination, the user can check the roasting status of the meat with the eyes, and know accurately when the meat is well done. However, when roasting meat in the dark, the user may not be able to see the roasting status of the meat well, and have to cut a small piece of the meat under roasting and then eat the cut piece so as to inspect the roasting status of the meat. It is not hygienic to examine the roasting status of the meat in this way because the user may eat not well-cooked food. It is harmful to the user when the user ate food that is not well cooked. Therefore, this conventional rotisserie is not perfect in design, not humanized, and not practical in use. Improvements on this design are necessary.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a humanized and practical rotisserie that enables the user to visually check the roasting status of the food.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a rotisserie, which is equipped with a lighting fixture for providing illumination when cooking in the dark. It is another object of the present invention to provide a rotisserie, which has a power jack for power output.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the rotisserie comprising a housing defining a cooking chamber, a rod member adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber for roasting, and a rotary motor drive provided at one side of the housing and adapted to rotate the rod member in the cooking chamber, wherein the rotary motor drive comprises: a motor case holding a motor, the motor case having an axle hole into which the rod member is inserted and coupled to the motor; coupling means adapted to secure the motor case to one side of the housing; and a lighting fixture mounted on the motor case and adapted to illuminate the cooking chamber. According to another aspect of the present invention, a power jack is provided at the motor case and electrically connected to the power cord of the motor case for power output.
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Simone Timothy F.
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