Basket lifting mechanism for cooking pot
OwnerVincent D. Figliuzziinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for fastening on a cooking pot raises and lowers a basket into the pot under the control of a temperature sensor and timer. The lifting and lowering mechanism includes a hollow outer rod and threaded inner rod, the inner rod being driven by a motor. Various arrangements of controls, housing shapes, and a fastener to the cooking pot are provided, as is a stirring mechanism which plugs in place of the lifting mechanism.
Claims18
A device for raising and lowering a basket in a frying pot, comprising:
- a housing adapted for fastening to a frying pot;
- a generally vertically extending rod having an upper end adapted for attachment to a basket, said rod extending from said housing;
- motor means for selectively raising and lowering said rod;
- temperature control means for automatically activating said motor means in response to a predetermined temperature being achieved in the frying pot, said temperature control means causing the basket on said rod to lower into the frying pot;
- timer means for activating said motor means in response to a predetermined interval having elapsed, said timer means causing the basket on said rod to rise out of the frying pot.
An apparatus for raising and lowering a frying basket in a frying pot, the frying pot having a power cord and thermostat fitting on one side thereof for connecting power to a heating element in the frying pot, the apparatus comprising:
- a coupling adapted for mounting in the fitting on the frying pot, said coupling including connectors for supplying power to the heating element and a temperature sensor element extending into thermal contact with the frying pot;
- an adjustable thermostat control connected to said temperature sensor element and connectable to control application of power to the heating element in the frying pot to generally maintain a predetermined temperature of a cooking medium in the frying pot;
- a basket lifting and lowering mechanism mounted on said coupling and adapted for connection to the basket, said lifting and lowering mechanism being connected to said thermostat control to cause said lifting and lowering mechanism to lower the basket into the frying pot upon the cooking medium reaching approximately the predetermined temperature;
- a timer connected to said lifting and lowering mechanism to cause said lifting and lowering mechanism to lift the basket upon the expiration of a predetermined interval, said timer being adjustable to vary said predetermined interval;
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- an electric cord extending from said coupling through which power is supplied to said thermostat control and said timer and said lifting and lowering mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.