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US 5,503,063 AGranted
Pizza crisper
AssigneeEkco Housewares, Inc.
InventorRobert V. Sebald
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Abstract
The pizza crisper disclosed herein is formed of aluminum sheet metal and comprises a bottom portion and an annular rim which rises above the bottom portion. The bottom portion is perforate and comprises a succession of annular lands separated by annular grooves which can be substantially bridged by pizza dough thereby to facilitate air circulation and the venting of moisture.
Claims4
A pizza pan formed from aluminum sheet metal of essentially uniform thickness, said pan comprising:
- a bottom portion and, surrounding said bottom portion, a circular rim which rises in an upwardly concave arc above said bottom portion,
- said bottom portion being perforated with unrimmed holes in a pattern forming a series of essentially equally spaced concentric circular rings of perforations, said bottom portion being further characterized in comprising a series of flat annular lands separated by flat annular grooves which can be substantially bridged by pizza dough, each of said lands spanning a plurality of said rings with each of said grooves spanning a single ring thereby to provide venting of the bridged spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.