Portable cooking device
OwnerAlan Robert MacDougallinventor
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Abstract
A portable cooking device for cooking food while backpacking or camping may include a cooktop frame having an outer support frame with a polygonal outer edge; a center orifice extending through the outer support frame; and at least a pair of support crossbars extending across a diameter of the center orifice from a first portion of an inner edge of the outer frame to a second portion of the inner edge of the outer frame, such that the pair of support crossbars intersect to partition the center orifice into a plurality of heat transfer openings.
Claims11
A portable cooking device for cooking food, the portable cooking device comprising:
- a cooktop frame comprising:
- an outer support frame with a polygonal outer edge, which allows for space between the polygonal outer edge and a cover placed thereon to allow for indirect heating;
- a center orifice extending through the outer support frame;
- and
- at least a pair of support crossbars extending across a diameter of the center orifice from a first portion of an inner edge of the outer frame to a second portion of the inner edge of the outer frame, such that the pair of support crossbars intersect to partition the center orifice into a plurality of heat transfer openings.
A portable cooking device for cooking food, the portable cooking device comprising:
- a cooktop frame comprising:
- an outer support frame with a polygonal outer edge;
- a center orifice extending through the outer support frame;
- and
- at least a pair of support crossbars extending across a diameter of the center orifice from a first portion of an inner edge of the outer frame to a second portion of the inner edge of the outer frame, such that the pair of support crossbars intersect to partition the center orifice into a plurality of heat transfer openings;
- a heating element;
- a pot configured to rest upon the heating element;
- a plurality of spacers configured to rest upon a rim of the pot, wherein the cooktop frame is configured to rest upon the plurality of spacers;
- an aluminum tent configured to be placed over the cooktop frame and to drape downward to the heating element;
- and
- an aluminum cooking surface positioned on a top surface of and wrapped around an outer edge of the cooktop frame.
A portable cooking device for cooking food, the portable cooking device comprising:
- a cooktop frame comprising:
- an outer support frame with a polygonal outer edge;
- a center orifice extending through the outer support frame;
- and
- at least a pair of support crossbars extending across a diameter of the center orifice from a first portion of an inner edge of the outer frame to a second portion of the inner edge of the outer frame, such that the pair of support crossbars intersect to partition the center orifice into a plurality of heat transfer openings;
- and
- an aluminum cooking surface positioned on a top surface of and wrapped around an outer edge of the cooktop frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.