Cooking appliance with integral drain
OwnerChad Michael Cusimanoinventor
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Abstract
A cooking appliance with an integral drain is disclosed that has at least one burner and an inclined surface adjacent to the burner that terminates with a strainer and drain pipe. This allows one to drain a pot of hot liquid without the dangers of transporting the pot of hot liquid from the stovetop to the sink. A novel drain pot may also be used with the cooking appliance with an integral drain. The drain pot is a cooking vessel with a drain valve. The drain valve can be opened to allow hot liquid in the vessel to drain directly into the integral drain of the cooktop without the need to move or lift the pot. The cooking appliance with an integral drain serves to drastically reduce the risk of burns from mishandled, dropped or spilled pots full of boiling hot liquids such as water.
Claims18
A cooking appliance with integral drain comprising:
- a generally planar surface having at least one burner there through;
- a drain surface adjacent to the at least one burner and surrounded by a drain perimeter;
- wherein the drain perimeter defines the boundary of the drain surface, and the at least one burner is outside of the defined drain surface;
- wherein the drain surface pitches downwardly toward a strainer;
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- wherein the drain surface comprises an inclined surface formed through inclination of the generally planar surface as it approaches the strainer and is adjacent to the at least one burner;
- the inclined surface having an originating elevation, a terminating elevation and an opening;
- wherein the inclined surface is exposed to allow for the ready draining of a cooking vessel;
- the originating elevation of the inclined surface beginning at the drain surface;
- the terminating elevation of the inclined surface joining with and fully surrounding the strainer;
- the strainer formed to the opening of the inclined surface and capable of connecting with a drain pipe.
A cooking appliance with integral drain comprising:
- a generally planar surface having at least one burner there through;
- a drain surface adjacent to the at least one burner and surrounded by a drain perimeter;
- wherein the drain perimeter defines the boundary of the drain surface, and the at least one burner is outside of the defined drain surface;
- wherein the drain surface pitches downwardly toward a strainer;
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- wherein the drain surface comprises an inclined surface formed through inclination of the generally planar surface as it approaches the strainer and is adjacent to the at least one burner;
- the inclined surface having an originating elevation, a terminating elevation and an opening;
- wherein the inclined surface is exposed to allow for the ready draining of a cooking vessel;
- the originating elevation of the inclined surface beginning at the drain surface;
- the terminating elevation of the inclined surface joining with and fully surrounding the strainer;
- the strainer formed to the opening of the inclined surface and capable of connecting with a drain pipe;
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- a drain pot comprising a vessel for heating food and water, a drain valve placed through a lower portion of the vessel, a drain outlet fluidically coupled to the drain valve, and a drain handle mechanically coupled to the drain valve.
A cooking appliance with integral drain comprising:
- a generally planar surface having at least one burner there through;
- a drain surface adjacent to the at least one burner and surrounded by a drain perimeter;
- wherein the drain perimeter defines the boundary of the drain surface, and the at least one burner is outside of the defined drain surface;
- wherein the drain surface pitches downwardly toward a strainer;
- and
- wherein the drain surface comprises an inclined surface formed through inclination of the generally planar surface as it approaches the strainer and is adjacent to the at least one burner;
- the inclined surface having an originating elevation, a terminating elevation and an opening;
- wherein the inclined surface is exposed to allow for the ready draining of a cooking vessel;
- the originating elevation of the inclined surface beginning at the drain surface;
- the terminating elevation of the inclined surface joining with and fully surrounding the strainer;
- the strainer formed to the opening of the inclined surface and capable of connecting with a drain pipe;
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- an oven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.