Safety container for microwave oven baking utensil
OwnerJames O. Kuhn, Lee J. Goldmaninventors
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Abstract
A safety container for a baking utensil provided with a thermal heating element having ferrites dispersed therein, which utensil when placed in a microwave oven and is exposed to microwave energy, converts this energy into thermal energy for cooking the food therein. The safety container in which the utensil is housed includes a removable cover and a temperature-responsive latching mechanism which releases the cover to permit withdrawal of the utensil from the container only when the utensil has cooled to a temperature level at which it is safe to handle.
Claims7
A safety container for a baking utensil useable in a microwave oven to cook food held in the utensil, the utensil being provided with a heating element having ferrite particles which absorb microwave energy to produce thermal heat to heat the food, said container comprising:
- A. separable upper and lower sections formed of a material insensitive to microwave energy for housing the utensil;
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- B. temperature-sensitive latching means that latch the sections together when the heating element of the utensil housed in the container raises the temperature of the utensil to a high level well above room temperature and automatically unlatch the sections when the temperature of the utensil is relatively cool and one can then safely remove the utensil from the container.
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