US 6,142,064 AGranted

Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience

OwnerAlan L. Backus, Ron Popeilinventors

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Abstract

Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and out of the enclosure without need for angling or coupling the assembly to a power drive socket. The spit assembly may also be mounted at various distances from the heating element to decrease cooking times. The open front of the enclosure is from time to time covered by an inclined glass panel door which may be opened in various ways to facilitate food insertion into and removal from the enclosure, and which may be easily removed for cleaning or other purposes. The embodiment's design makes efficient use of valuable counter space by recessing back and raising off the countertop its controls. A contained light as well as room light emitted through the inclined glass door illuminate the enclosure's interior to make the rotisserie cooking into a taste tempting show. Two countertop supported sizes for the embodiment are suggested, one for larger families and entertaining, and the other for small families and singles.

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Dependent claims

An improved enclosed rotisserie cooking device with added convenience in loading and unloading foods to be rotisserie cooked, and said device comprising:

a) an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface and said enclosure housing a rotisserie spit and said spit supporting and rotating food while being rotisserie cooked in said enclosure,
b) an opening in the perimeter of said enclosure through which food to be rotisserie cooked is introduced into and removed from said enclosure,
c) said opening being covered from time to time by a door and said door having a first axle rod protruding from said door's perimeter and a second axle rod protruding from the perimeter of said door and said second axle rod protruding opposite said first axle rod,
d) a first track and a second track each coupled to said enclosure and said first axle rod engaging said first track and said second axle rod engaging said second track such that;
said door may pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to cover said opening, and said door can pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed below said horizontal surface, and said door may slide on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed perpendicularly below said rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface,
whereby food loading and unloading is made more convenient by said door swinging away from said opening to a position below said horizontal surface on which the device is resting or by said door sliding to a position below said rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface.

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An improved enclosed cooking device with added convenience in loading and unloading foods to be cooked, and said device comprising:

a) an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface and said enclosure housing food while being cooked in said enclosure,
b) an opening in the perimeter of said enclosure through which food to be cooked is introduced into and removed from said enclosure,
c) said opening being covered from time to time by a door and said door having a first axle rod protruding from said door's perimeter and a second axle rod protruding from the perimeter of said door and said second axle rod protruding opposite said first axle rod,
d) a first track and a second track each coupled to said enclosure and said first axle rod engaging said first track and said second axle rod engaging said second track such that;
said door may pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to cover said opening, and said door can pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed below said horizontal surface, and said door may slide on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed directly under a rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface,
whereby food loading and unloading is made more convenient by said door swinging away from said opening to a position below said horizontal surface on which the device is resting or by said door sliding to a position below said rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/437,067Filed 9 Nov 1999 · division
Priority: 21 Dec 1998
Granted: 7 Nov 2000
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A47J 37/042
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: with food supports arranged on wheels or spiders…
A47J 37/041
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: with food supports rotating about a horizontal axis
A47J 37/043
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: with food supports rotating about a vertical axis
A47J 37/047
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: with rotating drums or baskets