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US 10,187,929 B1Granted
Portable food-warming device
OwnerSharon McFaddeninventor
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Abstract
The portable food-warming device is a kit comprising a plurality of kitchen equipment items that is designed to heat food and are designed to be portable. The plurality of kitchen equipment items contains a built in heating element and is designed to fit interchangeably with a handle. The handle contains a battery that is used to power each of the plurality of kitchen equipment items. The portable food-warming device comprises a plurality of kitchen equipment items and a handle.
Claims2
A utensil kit comprising:
- a plurality of equipment items and a handle;
- wherein the plurality of equipment items is a kit of individual tools that can be attached to and detached from the handle;
- wherein each of the plurality of equipment items further contains a heating element;
- wherein the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items is adapted to heat food that an individual equipment item of the plurality of equipment items is processing or serving or is adapted to heat human hair for a hair-styling process;
- wherein the handle contains a power and controls necessary to operate the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein each of the plurality of equipment items further comprises a two-prong plug, a utensil, and a wiring;
- wherein each of the plurality of equipment items is formed from two pieces made from a conductive metal;
- wherein the two-prong plug of each of the plurality of equipment items further comprises a first conductive post and a second conductive post;
- wherein the two-prong plug of each of the plurality of equipment items is positioned and sized to be received by a two-prong jack which will provide power to the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein the plurality of equipment items comprises a serving spoon, a beverage cylinder, a heating plate, a flat hair iron, and a hair curler;
- wherein the handle further comprises a housing, a rechargeable battery, the two-prong jack, a USB port, a shield and a single pole multi throw switch;
- wherein the housing is made from an insulating and heat resistant material;
- wherein the housing further comprises a first end and a second end;
- wherein the shield is a disk that is located on the first end of the housing and is formed from the same material as the housing;
- wherein the rechargeable battery, the two-prong jack, and the USB port are mounted inside the handle;
- wherein the USB port is wired across the rechargeable battery such that the rechargeable battery can be recharged by the USB port;
- wherein the USB port is located on a second end of the handle;
- wherein a diode is placed in series between the USB port and the rechargeable battery;
- wherein the single pole multi throw switch controls current flow through the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein the single pole multi throw switch further comprise a first throw and a second throw;
- wherein the single pole multi throw switch further comprise a third throw;
- wherein the third throw places a first resistor in series between the rechargeable battery and the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein the single pole multi throw switch further comprise a fourth throw;
- wherein the fourth throw places a second resistor in series between the rechargeable battery and the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein the second resistor has a different resistance value than the first resistor;
- wherein the flat hair iron includes an iron hinge that enables the flat hair iron to open and close in order to receive and flatten hair;
- wherein the hair curler includes a spring-loaded curler hinge that enables hair to be wrapped around a curler member;
- wherein the hair is secured via a clip that is biased against the curler member via the spring-loaded curler hinge;
- wherein the first throw provides a direct connection to the heating element of each of the plurality of equipment items;
- wherein the second throw is an open connection.
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