Gas fired outdoor cooking apparatus
AssigneeMetal Fusion, Inc.
InventorNorman R. Bourgeois
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus enables a user to cook (boiling, steaming or frying). The apparatus includes a burner having a base that is specially shaped to cradle a pot. An upper ring extends above the support surface of the burner for engaging the sidewall of the pot should the pot be tipped inadvertently. A table removably attaches to the burner frame, preferably at the upper ring. The burner can include an upper ring member that is supported above the bottom of the pot and a lower ring member that engages an underlying supporting ground surface. Alternatively, the burner frame has a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending legs. Struts are shaped and cradle the bottom of the pot and its sidewall respectively.
Claims18
An outdoor cooking apparatus comprising;
- a) a burner frame that supports a nozzle and a conduit for receiving a supply of combustible gas, the burner frame including upper and lower end portions and an upper ring member at the upper end portion;
- b) a cooking vessel that fits the burner frame above the burner nozzle the vessel having a top and a bottom;
- c) a table that removably attaches to the burner frame at the ring, the table having a work surface with a plurality of sides and a leg member, the table being supported at one side by the leg and on its opposite side by the burner frame at the ring.
A cooking apparatus for enabling a user to cook either by steaming or by boiling a liquid, comprising:
- a) a burner frame having a base for engaging an underlying support surface, the burner frame having a jet for generating a high intensity flame for use in cooking, a supply hose for supplying propane to the burner, the burner having a support surface for cradling a pot;
- b) a pot that includes a generally flat bottom portion and a generally cylindrically shaped continuous sidewall, the pot having a generally cylindrically shaped interior;
- c) the burner including an upper ring that is supported above the bottom of the pot, the upper ring being supported by a plurality of generally "ell" shaped struts that extend from the ring downwardly along a generally vertical path and horizontally to cradle the bottom of the pot;
- d) a table that is supported in part by the burner and that extends well above the ring;
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- e) a leg for supporting the table at a position spaced laterally away from the burner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.