Utensil assembly for cooking vessels
OwnerLynn F. Walkerinventor
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Abstract
A utensil assembly and kit including same, for cooking vessels used for preparing and supporting comestibles above the bottom of the cooking vessel and away from its inner walls. The utensil kit comprises a base supported above the bottom of the cooking vessel; a plurality of support attachments separately detachably interchangeably mountable on the base for supporting selected comestible products; and releasable latch mechanism having two parts, one part is disposed on the base, and the other part is disposed on each of the support attachments for engaging the base.
Claims25
A utensil assembly for cooking vessels used for preparing and supporting comestibles above the bottom of the cooking vessel and away from its inner walls, said assembly comprising:
- a single base supported above the bottom of the cooking vessel;
- a plurality of support attachments, each one of said support attachments being selectively detachably mountable on said base for supporting selected comestibles;
- latch means for locking each one of said support attachments independently to said base releasably and securely;
- said base including frame member having an outer ring and a plurality of spaced-apart arms extending radially outwardly integrally a short distance beyond said outer ring, for defining a part of said latch means;
- each one of said arms being formed of a single length of wire, and said part of said latch means including a plurality of relatively short rod-like portions;
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- said latch means further including a plurality of spaced-apart latches depending downwardly from each one of said support attachments for engaging releasably said rod-like portions of said frame member.
A utensil assembly for cooking vessels used for preparing and supporting comestibles above the bottom of the cooking vessel and away from its inner walls, said assembly comprising:
- a base support above the bottom of the cooking vessel;
- a support attachment detachably mountable on said base for supporting selected comestibles;
- latch means for locking said support attachment to said base releasably and securely, said locking means having one part disposed on said support attachment, and another part disposed on said base;
- wherein said support attachment comprises a generally planar circular rack, said rack being sized to mate with said base and comprising a pair of concentric base rings distally secured by a plurality of radial substantially short branches.
A utensil assembly for cooking vessels used for preparing and supporting comestibles above the bottom of the cooking vessel and away from its inner walls, said assembly comprising:
- a base supported above the bottom of the cooking vessel;
- a support attachment detachably mountable on said base for supporting selected comestibles;
- latch means for locking said support attachment to said base releasably and securely, said locking means having one part disposed on said support attachment, and another part disposed on said base;
- wherein said support attachment further comprises a poultry support attachment having a base ring and a relatively smaller upper ring said base ring and upper rings being interconnected by a cage member, for fitting inside the cavity of a poultry.
A cooking utensil kit comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of interchangeable support attachments comprising:
- a basket support attachment, having a cylindrical body made of a unitary perforate sheet of metal fabric, having relatively small interstitial openings to retain small comestible items therein, said cylindrical body comprising an upper and lower opened ends, said lower end being sized to mate with said base;
- a meat holder support attachment having a generally planar circular rack, said circular rack being sized to mate with said base, and a plurality of concentric rings distally secured by a plurality of radial substantially short branches, said branches being interposed between and connected to, said concentric rings;
- a shish kebab support attachment having a generally planar circular rack dimensioned to mate with said base;
- a plurality of concentric rings distally secured by a plurality of radial substantially short branches;
- and a plurality of upstanding prongs slightly angularly reclined from the central axis of said base;
- a first poultry support attachment comprising a lower hoop and a relatively smaller upper hoop, said upper and lower hoops being interconnected by a cage member, wherein said cage member comprises a plurality of spaced-apart substantially upwardly extending arches disposed along the outer peripheries of said lower and upper hoops, and wherein said cage member is disposed in an upright position;
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- a second poultry support attachment comprising a lower hoop and a relatively smaller upper hoop, said upper and lower hoops being interconnected by a cage member, wherein said cage member comprises a plurality of spaced-aprt substantially angularly upwardly extending arches disposed along the outer peripheries of said lower and upper hoops, and wherein said cage member is disposed in a reclined position with respect to a hypothetical vertical plane passing through the center of said lower hoop.
A method for using a cooking utensil kit having a base and a plurality of interchangeable support attachments, comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of said support attachments for fitting inside the cooking vessel;
- positioning said selected support attachment over the base;
- rotating said support attachment until said support attachment engages said base and latches therewith;
- subsequently rotating said support attachment in an opposite direction;
- and removing said support attachment from said base.
A cooking utensil kit comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of interchangeable support attachments comprising:
- a basket support attachment, having a cylindrical body made of a plurality of sections of wires defining relatively small openings to retain small comestible items therein, said cylindrical body including an upper and lower opened ends, said lower end being sized to mate with said base;
- and
- a meat holder support attachment, having a generally planar circular rack, said circular rack being sized to mate with said base, and a plurality of spaced-apart substantially short branches being connected to said rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.