US 2003/0116556 A1 · Roasting oven with dual heating elements

Abstract

A roasting oven having a large capacity heating well including a wrap-around heating element for heating the side walls thereof and a top heating element for browning is disclosed. A function control panel featuring a touch-film interface and digital display of cooking modes is provided for the user's convenience. In an alternative embodiment standard electromechanical switches and rheostatic temperature controls provide the functions of the present oven. The heating elements are also fabricated in alternative embodiments to provide single-sided or double-sided configurations for particular heating applications. A lid member including the top heating element is attached to the present oven by electrically conductive supporting structures, which incorporate the electrical circuit for the top heating element and also provide for convenient disconnection thereof for cleaning and storage.

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Dependent claims

A roasting oven comprising:

an outer housing having a lid member;
a heating well residing within said housing, said heating well having a bottom surface with integrally formed sidewalls and an open top;
heating means including a top heating element disposed in said lid member and a wrap-around heating element radially disposed about said heating well and positioned intermediate said housing and said heating well;
temperature controlling means electrically interconnected to said heating means for regulating the temperature of said heating elements;
and
function controlling means electrically interconnected to said temperature controlling means and to said heating elements enabling said top heating element and said wrap-around heating element to be selectively energized to provide variable cooking modes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Roasting oven with dual heating elements

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Roasting oven with dual heating elements

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Abstract

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