Cooking utensil with retractable shield
OwnerDaniel J. Wellsinventor
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Abstract
A utensil for cooking food disposed thereat includes a manipulator having a shaft and a holder disposed at a first end of the shaft. A shield is slidably disposed on the shaft and includes a shroud configured to at least partially surround the holder when the shield is in a first position and to expose the holder when the shield is in a second position. The holder is configured to hold a food item thereat. The shroud includes a metal sheet formed to at least partially circumscribe a longitudinal axis of the shaft. When the holder holds the food item and when the shield is in the first position, the shield at least partially surrounds the food item and the holder.
Claims20
A utensil for cooking food disposed thereat, the utensil comprising:
- a manipulator having a shaft and a holder disposed at a first end of the shaft;
- a shield movably disposed on the shaft and including a shroud configured to at least partially conceal the holder when the shield is in an extended position and to expose the holder when the shield is in a retracted position;
- wherein the holder is configured to hold a food item thereat;
- wherein the shield comprises a metal sheet formed to at least partially circumscribe a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
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- wherein, when the holder holds the food item and when the shield is in the extended position, the shield at least partially surrounds the food item and the holder.
A method for cooking a food item over an exposed flame, the method comprising:
- providing a cooking utensil comprising (i) a manipulator having a shaft and a holder disposed at a first end of the shaft, and (ii) a shield slidably disposed on the shaft, wherein the shield comprises a metal sheet providing a wall structure that circumscribes a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
- moving the shield to a retracted position, whereby the holder is exposed;
- disposing a food item at the holder;
- after disposing the food item at the holder, moving the shield to an extended position to at least partially surround the holder and food item;
- and
- cooking the food item by holding the shield and holder over an exposed flame, whereby the wall structure controls heating of the food item and limits direct exposure of the food item to the exposed flame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.