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US 6,293,274 B1Granted
Portable, self-contained stove and system
AssigneeStove In A Can, Inc.
InventorsAnnette Anderson, Robert L. May, Michael Deardon
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Abstract
A portable, self-contained stove includes (i) a container; and (ii) an adjustable cooking platform which selectively fits into storage and cooking positions with respect to the container. The cooking platform is compressible and extendible and is selectively placed within the container, thereby avoiding the loss of the platform and conserving space within the container.
Claims38
A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, a top portion adjacent the opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- a compressible cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being selectively oriented in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is configured to be mounted on the top portion of the container at least partially outside of the container.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, the container further having a groove;
- and
- an adjustable cooking platform, having a first end and second end, the cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being configured to be selectively positioned with respect to the container in one of:
- (i) a storage position in which the platform is within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is mounted within the groove of the container, the groove being configured to selectively receive the cooking platform therein.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- a cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being configured to be selectively mounted on the container;
- and
- a lid which is configured to selectively (i) mount on the container in a storage position to thereby close the opening of the container;
- and (ii) mount on the cooking platform in a cooking position such that the lid thereby serves as a cooking surface.
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A method for using a portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- providing a container having an opening, an interior portion and an exterior portion;
- providing an adjustable cooking platform having a first end and second end, the cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being configured to be selectively positioned with respect to the container in one of:
- (i) a storage position in which the platform is within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is mounted on top of the container;
- placing the platform within the container;
- removing the platform from the container;
- extending the platform;
- and
- mounting the platform on top of the container.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- a cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being selectively oriented in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is oriented at least partially outside of the container and wherein
- the cooking platform has alternating upper and lower grooves.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- a cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being selectively positioned in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is oriented at least partially outside of the container, wherein the container comprises a container body having a lip configured to selectively receive the cooking platform thereon.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- a cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being selectively positioned in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is oriented at least partially outside of the container, wherein the container has a groove configured to selectively receive the cooking platform therein.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- and
- an adjustable cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the cooking platform being selectively oriented in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is oriented at least partially outside of the container, the cooking platform comprising an S-shaped member.
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A portable, self-contained stove system, comprising:
- a container having an opening, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
- an S-shaped cooking platform configured to maintain a cooking surface above the container, the S-shaped cooking platform being selectively oriented in one of:
- (i) a storage position within the container;
- and (ii) a cooking position wherein the platform is oriented at least partially outside of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.