Back to results
US 6,582,745 B1Granted
Self-basting cooking apparatus and method
AssigneeRobert Theodore Northern
InventorRobert Theodore Northern
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A cooking apparatus (100) includes a housing (102), a food supporting structure (202), such as a grill and/or a rotisserie and a heat source below the food supporting structure. A delivery tube (114) ends in a plurality of nozzles (206) spaced from each other and above the food supporting structure. A pump (110) is selectively activated by an electronic control circuit to inject a basting liquid into the delivery tube from a supply tube (112). By periodically activating the pump, a basting liquid is applied to food.
Claims14
A grill comprising:
- a housing;
- a food supporting structure mounted within the housing;
- a heat source located below the food supporting structure;
- a plurality of nozzles mounted in spaced relationship to each other above the food supporting structure;
- a delivery tube connected to the plurality of nozzles such that a basting liquid in the delivery tube may be transported to the plurality of nozzles;
- a pump having a first connection point and a second connection point;
- a supply tube connected to the first connection point on the pump and the delivery tube connected to the second connection point on the pump;
- and
- an electronic control circuit operably coupled to the pump to activate the pump to transfer the basting liquid from the first connection point to the second connection point, thereby transporting the basting liquid in the supply tube through the delivery tube to the plurality of nozzles;
- wherein the electronic control circuit comprises:
- a first timer circuit for determining an interval of time to activate the pump;
- and
- a second timer circuit for determining a duration of time for activating the pump;
- and
- wherein the pump delivers the basting liquid at the interval of time for the duration of time.
12 more elements
A grill comprising:
- a housing;
- a food supporting structure mounted within the housing;
- a heat source located below the food supporting structure;
- at least one nozzle mounted above the food supporting structure;
- a delivery tube connected to the at least one nozzle such that a basting liquid in the delivery tube may be transported to the at least one nozzle;
- a pump having a first connection point and a second connection point;
- a supply tube connected to the first connection point on the pump and the delivery tube connected to the second connection point on the pump;
- and
- an electronic control circuit operably coupled to the pump to activate the pump to transfer the basting liquid from the first connection point to the second connection point, thereby transporting the basting liquid in the supply tube through the delivery tube to the at least one nozzle;
- wherein the electronic control circuit comprises:
- a first timer circuit for determining an interval of time to activate the pump;
- and
- a second timer circuit for determining a duration of time for activating the pump;
- and
- wherein the pump delivers the basting liquid at the interval of time for the duration of time.
12 more elements
A method of cooking a food item on a food supporting structure comprising the steps of:
- A) placing a food item on a food supporting structure;
- B) heating the food item with a heat source located below the food supporting structure;
- C) actuating an electronic control circuit to activate a pump to supply a basting liquid into a delivery tube;
- and
- D) supplying the basting liquid to the food item from the delivery tube, wherein the basting liquid is dispensed by the pump at a predetermined interval for a predetermined duration;
- and
- wherein the electronic circuit includes a first timer circuit that determines the predetermined interval and a second timer circuit that determines the predetermined duration.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.