US 3,947,657 AGranted

Multipurpose foldable electric stove

OwnerSamuel H. Ershlerinventor

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Abstract

A multipurpose foldable electric stove comprises a tray of heat-conductive metal that has an electrical-resistance heating element disposed thereacross between opposite walls of the tray and in spaced relation to a grill having support legs supported by the tray and foldable legs that are hingedly foldable from position substantially flush with the top of the grill and position in unfolded upstanding position in excess of 90.degree. from the plane of the grill, stop means being provided which is adapted to prevent unfolding beyond said upstanding position so that when foldable legs are unfolded to upstanding position and said tray is inverted said heating element is held spaced from the support on which the foldable legs rest for heating something placed underneath the heating element while at the same time something may be heated that is resting in the inverted bottom of said tray. A pan also is provided for placing underneath said tray when in inverted position for holding something to be heated therein.

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Dependent claims

A multipurpose foldable electric stove which comprises:

a tray having an overall flat bottom bordered by an upstanding marginal wall;
an electric-resistance heating element extending between and supported by opposed portions of said wall in adjacent spaced relation to the bottom of said tray;
a grill comprising a frame having a succession of spaced support bars extending thereacross and held in adjacent spaced relation to the upper side of said heating element by support legs the lower portions of which are disposed adjacent the inner surface of said wall with the extremities thereof supported by the bottom of said tray;
foldable legs hingedly secured adjacent opposite ends of said grill by a hinge means which permits opening said legs from folded position substantially flush with the upper surface of said grill to unfolded upstanding position in excess of 90.degree. with respect to the upper surface of said grill;
and
stop means which limits the unfolding of said legs beyond said upstanding position,
said foldable legs being adapted to support said tray substantially spaced from a support surface on which said legs are placed when said tray is inverted with said legs in unfolded position.

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