US 2003/0066873 A1Published application

Instrument for computing proportions of an original recipe

OwnerEileen Wardinventor

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Abstract

A hand-held instrument for calculating the measurements necessary to prepare any number of servings or serving sizes from a printed food recipe which utilizes two concentric rotating wheels, the lower one of the wheels having instructions printed thereon in a 120 degree segment and measurement data thereon for use in conjunction with said upper wheel, the upper wheel having twelve segments with alternate segments being blank and transparent and the remaining segments having measurement data displayed thereon for use in conjunction with the lower wheel.

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An instrument for computing proportions of an original displayed recipe to a fraction of a fixed number of servings specified in said recipe comprising:

(a) A substantially round inner wheel;
(b) A substantially round outer wheel;
(c) A means for rotably connecting said inner wheel to said outer wheel, said means being located substantially at the center of each wheel;
the inner wheel being divided into at least first and second 60° sectors, said 60° sectors being diametrically opposite each other, one 120° sector located to the right and in between said first and second 60° sectors diametrically opposite each other, and, one 90° sector located to the left and in between said first and second 60° sectors diametrically opposite each other,
the first 60° sector being equally divided into a 30° sector having an open space left of the remaining 30° sector, and a 30° sector, said sector being the remaining sector and displaying at least eight substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus, each substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus having its parallel trapezoid sides circularly concentric and each having a linear right radial side extending in between a top side and a bottom side;
and, each having a lineal left radial side extending in between the top and the bottom side;
beginning from the center of the inner wheel, the first, third, and fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus being blank,
the second substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 egg” or an equivalent food term;
the fourth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the sixth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “3 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the seventh substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “4 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the eighth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “WHEEL” or an equivalent non-food term;
the second 60° sector being equally divided into a 30° sector having an open space left of the remaining 30° sector, and a 30° sector, said sector being the remaining sector and displaying at least eight substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus, each substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus having its parallel trapezoid sides circularly concentric and each having a linear right radial side extending in between a top side and a bottom side;
and, each having a lineal left radial side extending in between the top and the bottom side;
beginning from the center of the inner wheel, the first, third, and fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus being blank,
the first substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 T” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the second substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 T” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the third substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the fourth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “¾ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the sixth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “½ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the seventh substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “¼ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
and
the eighth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “⅛ t” or an equivalent food measurement term.

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Abstract

An instrument for computing proportions of an original displayed recipe to a fraction of a fixed number of servings specified in said recipe comprising:

(a) A substantially round inner wheel;
(b) A substantially round outer wheel;
(c) A means for rotably connecting said inner wheel to said outer wheel, said means being located substantially at the center of each wheel;
the inner wheel being divided into at least first and second 60° sectors, said 60° sectors being diametrically opposite each other, one 120° sector located to the right and in between said first and second 60° sectors diametrically opposite each other, and, one 90° sector located to the left and in between said first and second 60° sectors diametrically opposite each other,
the first 60° sector being equally divided into a 30° sector having an open space left of the remaining 30° sector, and a 30° sector, said sector being the remaining sector and displaying at least eight substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus, each substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus having its parallel trapezoid sides circularly concentric and each having a linear right radial side extending in between a top side and a bottom side;
and, each having a lineal left radial side extending in between the top and the bottom side;
beginning from the center of the inner wheel, the first, third, and fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus being blank,
the second substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 egg” or an equivalent food term;
the fourth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the sixth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “3 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the seventh substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “4 eggs” or an equivalent food term;
the eighth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “WHEEL” or an equivalent non-food term;
the second 60° sector being equally divided into a 30° sector having an open space left of the remaining 30° sector, and a 30° sector, said sector being the remaining sector and displaying at least eight substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus, each substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus having its parallel trapezoid sides circularly concentric and each having a linear right radial side extending in between a top side and a bottom side;
and, each having a lineal left radial side extending in between the top and the bottom side;
beginning from the center of the inner wheel, the first, third, and fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sectors of an annulus being blank,
the first substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 T” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the second substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 T” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the third substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “2 t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the fourth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “1 t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the fifth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “¾ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the sixth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “½ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
the seventh substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “¼ t” or an equivalent food measurement term;
and
the eighth substantially equally wide concentric radial sector of an annulus having displayed thereon the term “⅛ t” or an equivalent food measurement term.

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