# US 2022/0031118 A1 · Device for roasting food > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0031118 A1 - Document ID: US20220031118A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/386,988 - Filed: 2021-07-28 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-30 - Inventors: Anthony Malcolm Woolsey - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220031118A1 ## CPC - A47J 37/049: {Details of the food supports not specially adapted to one of the preceding types of food supports} - A47J 33/00: Camp cooking devices without integral heating means (travelling cookers with one burner A47J36/26) - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ## Abstract The present invention relates generally to cooking devices and, more particularly, to an apparatus comprising a shaft and a food engagement assembly for supporting and/or roasting food over a source of heat, such as a campfire, burning coals or the like. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for roasting a food item, comprising: a shaft; and a food engagement assembly comprising: a pointed apparatus at one end of the shaft; a plurality of spirals formed around the pointed apparatus, the pointed apparatus movable within the plurality of spirals; and an operator actuation assembly comprising: at least one rod movable within the plurality of spirals; and a stopper attached to one end of the at least one rod and having an aperture configured to receive the pointed apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising an operator actuation input configured to control an operation configuration of the food engagement assembly, wherein the operation configuration includes a charged configuration and a released configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the stopper is positioned at a proximal end of the pointed apparatus in the charged configuration to allow a food item to engage the pointed apparatus within the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the stopper is positioned at a distal end of the pointed apparatus in the released configuration to allow a food item to disengage from the pointed apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the stopper is configured to move along the pointed apparatus toward a proximal end of the plurality of spirals upon a transition from the released configuration to the charted configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein the stopper is configured to move along the pointed apparatus toward a distal end of the plurality of spirals upon a transition from the charged configuration to the released configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a handle affixed to an end of the shaft opposite the pointed apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the handle is a wooden handle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the shaft, the pointed apparatus, and the plurality of spirals are formed of a unitary construction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of spirals is concentrically aligned along a common axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pointed apparatus has an end point centered at the common axis of the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of spirals has at least one spiral of lesser inner diameter than a remainder of the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one spiral of lesser inner diameter is tapering toward at a proximal end of the pointed apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the stopper has a diameter greater than the at least one spiral of lesser inner diameter and lesser than the inner diameter of the remainder of the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the stopper stays within the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operator actuation assembly further comprising a second stopper attached to a second end of the at least one rod movable along the common axis and having an aperture configured to receive the shaft. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, wherein the second stopper has a diameter greater than the at least one spiral of lesser inner diameter, and wherein the at least one spiral of lesser inner diameter restricts the entry of the second stopper toward the plurality of spirals. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the operator actuation assembly is configured to shift the food engagement assembly from a charged configuration to a released configuration. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising an operator actuation input connected to the handle and/or the shaft mechanically or electronically. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the shaft, the pointed apparatus, and the plurality of spirals are made of stainless steel. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein each spiral of the plurality of spirals are connected to each other by a support member. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pointed apparatus includes at least one of a stick, a skewer, a fork, a sharpened material, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pointed apparatus is made of metal, wood, plastic or any combination thereof.