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US 4,143,646 AGranted
Cooking apparatus and exhaust system
AssigneeHome Metal Products Company a Division of Mobex Corporation
InventorKenneth E. Sampsel
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Abstract
An improved cooking apparatus and exhaust system includes an eye-level oven mounted over a stove top and a filtered duct system for receiving gases in the vicinity of the stove top and the front of the eye-level oven and for discharging these gases through one of three discharge ports including a ductless discharge port.
Claims13
A cooking apparatus and exhaust system comprising:
- a stove top including at least one burner,
- an eye-level oven,
- means for supporting the eye-level oven above the stove top,
- inlet port means mounted on the bottom of the eye-level oven above the stove top,
- horizontal duct means extending from the inlet port means rearwardly along the bottom of the eye-level oven,
- vertical duct means connected at one end to receive gases from the horizontal duct means and extending along the rear wall of the eye-level oven,
- housing means mounted on the top of the eye-level oven and having an intake port and at least one discharge port, said intake port being connected to receive gases from the vertical duct means, and
- means for drawing gases from the region between the stove top and the eye-level oven into the inlet port means, through horizontal and vertical duct means and through the intake port of the housing, and for forcing said gases out the discharge port of the housing.
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A cooking apparatus and exhaust system comprising:
- a stove with one or more burners located on the stove top,
- an eye-level oven having exhaust vents for allowing gases to escape from the oven, said oven also including a bottom wall having a cavity formed therein extending from the rear towards the front of the oven,
- means for supporting the oven generally above said stove top,
- the bottom surface of said oven having an inlet port exposing the cavity for receiving gases from the vicinity of the stove top,
- a filter for covering the inlet port,
- means for supporting the first filter in a position over the inlet port,
- a vertical duct disposed along the rear of the eye-level oven connected at one end to receive gases from the cavity and to direct said gases towards the top of the eye-level oven,
- a hood positioned on the top of said eye-level oven, said hood including a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces and a top surface, and having an intake chamber, a discharge chamber, and an isolated chamber,
- an inclined panel positioned within said hood defining the boundary between said intake chamber and said discharge chamber, said panel having a fan port for transmitting gases from the intake chamber into the discharge chamber,
- said intake chamber having a rear intake port, said rear intake port connected to receive gases from the vertical duct into the intake chamber,
- an electric fan or blower mounted adjacent the fan port to force gases out of the intake chamber into the exhaust chamber,
- said discharge chamber having a top discharge port, a rear discharge port, and a ductless discharge port for transmitting gases out of the discharge chamber,
- vents for controlling the direction of gas flow,
- means for mounting said vents within the ductless discharge port,
- first removable means for covering the ductless discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said ductless discharge port,
- second removable means for covering the top discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said top discharge port,
- third removable means for covering the rear discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said rear discharge port,
- a vertical panel positioned inside the hood defining the boundary between the isolated chamber and the intake and exhaust chambers, said isolated chamber being positioned over the oven exhaust vents to receive gases from the oven,
- said hood having isolated discharge port for transmitting gases out of the isolated chamber, and
- switch means for controlling the flow of electric current to the fan or blower.
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A cooking apparatus and exhaust system comprising:
- a stove with one or more burners located on the stove top,
- an eye-level microwave oven having exhaust vents for allowing gases to escape from the oven, said oven also including a bottom wall having a cavity formed therein extending from the rear towards the front of the oven,
- means for supporting the oven generally above said stove top,
- the bottom surface of said oven having an inlet port exposing the cavity for receiving gases from the vicinity of the stove top,
- a filter for covering the inlet port,
- means for supporting the first filter in a position over the inlet port,
- a vertical duct disposed along the rear of the eye-level oven connected at one end to receive gases from the cavity and to direct said gases towards the top of the eye-level oven,
- a hood positioned on the top of said eye-level oven, said hood including a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces and a top surface, and having an intake chamber, a discharge chamber, and an isolated chamber,
- an inclined panel positioned within said hood defining the boundary between said intake chamber and said discharge chamber, said panel having a fan port for transmitting gases from the intake chamber into the discharge chamber,
- said intake chamber having a rear intake port and a front intake port, said rear intake port connected to receive gases from the vertical duct into the intake chamber,
- an electric fan or blower mounted adjacent the fan port to force gases out of the intake chamber into the exhaust chamber,
- said discharge chamber having a top discharge port, a rear discharge port, and a ductless discharge port for transmitting gases out of the discharge chamber,
- vents for controlling the direction of gasflow,
- means for mounting said vents within the ductless discharge port,
- first removable means for covering the ductless discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said ductless discharge port,
- second removable means for covering the top discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said top discharge port,
- third removable means for covering the rear discharge port to selectively block gases from flowing through said rear discharge port,
- a second filter for filtering gases received from the vicinity of the front of the eye-level oven,
- means for securing said second filter within the front intake port of the intake chamber,
- a vertical panel positioned inside the hood defining the boundary between the isolated chamber and the intake and exhaust chambers, said isolated chamber being positioned over the oven exhaust vents to receive gases from the oven,
- said hood having isolated discharge port for transmitting gases out of the isolated chamber,
- a switch means for controlling the flow of electric current to the fan or blower,
- means for mounting said switch on the front surface of the hood adjacent the intake hole,
- hinges attached to the hood, said hinges forming a pivot axis adjacent the line of intersection between the top and front surfaces of the hood,
- a hinged cover pivotally supported by the hinges for selectively blocking said front intake port and for covering the front wall of the third chamber of the hood, said hinged cover having a hole to allow access to the switch means,
- a curved plate attached to the hinged cover for supporting said hinged cover in an open position to allow gases to pass through the front intake port,
- an indent impressed in the curved plate for supporting said plate, and
- a catch on the front surface of said hood for engaging and supporting the indent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.