Weight measuring device for cooking appliance
OwnerBrian L. Hamilton, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A weight measuring device for an appliance which has a heating portion configured for receiving and heating a container having food products contained therein. A housing is attached to the cooking appliance. A resilient support is connected to the housing for resiliently supporting in a position above the heating portion the container and the food products contained within the container, wherein the supporting means is displaced from the housing an amount proportional to the weight supported by the supporting means. A meter indicates, from the magnitude of the displacement of the supporting means from the housing, the weight of the food products.
Claims18
A weight measuring device for an appliance having a heating portion configured for receiving and heating a container having food products contained therein, the device comprising:
- a housing for attachment to the cooking appliance;
- means connected to the housing for resiliently supporting in a position above the heating portion the container and the food products contained within the container, wherein the supporting means is displaced from the housing an amount proportional to the weight supported by the supporting means;
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- means for indicating, from the magnitude of the displacement of the supporting means from the housing, the weight supported by the supporting means.
A food weighing and cooking system comprising:
- a container configured for containing food products;
- an appliance having a tank configured for holding a cooking fluid and for cooking food products received in the tank;
- a housing positioned on the cooking appliance;
- means connected to the housing for resiliently supporting the container in a position above the tank, wherein the supporting means is displaced from the housing an amount proportional to the weight supported by the supporting means;
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- means for indicating, from the magnitude of the displacement of the supporting means from the housing, the weight supported by the supporting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.