Frying pan
OwnerJames Thaxton, Aleithea Thaxtoninventors
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Abstract
A frying pan for basting food without tilting the frying pan includes a base which defines a reservoir therein and has an interior edge on an upper surface of the base which defines an opening to the reservoir. The reservoir is positioned adjacent to a first end of the base and is angled downwardly from a second end of the base opposite the first end to the reservoir. The reservoir is configured to hold a basting fluid and has a size such that the reservoir is configured to permit a spoon therein to collect a portion of the basting fluid. A perimeter wall is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base.
Claims10
A frying pan comprising:
- a base, the base defining a reservoir therein, the base having an interior edge on an upper surface of the base which defines an opening to the reservoir, the reservoir being positioned adjacent to a first end of the base, the upper surface being angled downwardly from a second end of the base opposite the first end to the reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a basting fluid, the reservoir having a size such that the reservoir is configured to permit a spoon therein to collect a portion of the basting fluid;
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- a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base.
A frying pan comprising:
- a base, the base defining a reservoir therein, the base having an interior edge on an upper surface of the base which defines an opening to the reservoir, the reservoir being positioned adjacent to a first end of the base, the upper surface being angled downwardly from a second end of the base opposite the first end to the reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a basting fluid, the reservoir having a size such that the reservoir is configured to permit a spoon therein to collect a portion of the basting fluid, an area of the opening being at least 25% of a surface area of the upper surface, the upper surface of the base having an elliptical shape, a major axis of the elliptical shape extending between the first end and the second end of the base;
- a perimeter wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base;
- an elongated handle being coupled to the perimeter wall above the second end of the base, the elongated handle extending away from the perimeter wall;
- a U-shaped handle being coupled to the perimeter wall above the first end of the base;
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- a pair of pour spouts being formed in the perimeter wall, the pair of pour spouts being positioned opposite each other;
- wherein the base, the perimeter wall, the elongated handle, the U-shaped handle, and the pair of pour spouts are integrally formed with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.