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US 6,584,967 B1Granted
Portable cooking apparatus and methods of use thereof
OwnerStephen P. Paumen, Robert J. Borell +1inventors
InventorsStephen P. Paumen, Robert J. Borell, SueAnne M. Borell
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Abstract
An apparatus for use as a cooking aid. The apparatus includes a bar, an arm, and a holder. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus has a holder that includes a biased member operably coupled to the holder. The biased member is shiftable between a resting position and a moving position. The biased member exerts a bias against the bar in the resting position and allows movement of the bar in the moving position.
Claims20
An apparatus for cooking over a fire, the apparatus comprising:
- a bar having a central axis passing through a first end and an opposing second end, and a holder operably associated with the bar and an arm;
- the holder including a biased member operably coupled to the holder and being shiftable between a resting position and a moving position, with the biased member having an opening that receives the bar and a second opening that receives the arm, the biased member exerting a bias against the bar for binding the bar in the resting position to prevent movement of the bar parallel to the central axis, the biased member allowing movement of the arm in a direction parallel to the central axis when the bias is countered to shift the biased member to the moving position.
A kit for a cooking apparatus comprising:
- a bar having a central axis passing through a first end and an opposing second end, and a holder that may be joined to the bar and to an arm, the holder including a biased member operably joined to the holder that is shiftable between a resting position and a moving position, with the biased member having an opening for receiving the bar and a second opening for receiving the arm, the biased member being disposable on the bar to exert a bias against the bar for binding the bar in the resting position to prevent movement of the arm parallel to the central axis, the biased member being disposable on the bar to allow movement of the bar in a direction parallel to the central axis when the bias is countered to shift the biased member to the moving position, with the kit further comprising instructions for assembly of the bar, the arm, and the holder.
A kit for a cooking apparatus comprising:
- a bar having a central axis passing through a first end and an opposing second end, and a holder that may be joined to the bar and to an arm, the holder including a biased member operably joined to the holder that is shiftable between a resting position and a moving position, with the biased member having an opening for receiving the bar, the biased member being disposable on the bar to exert a bias against the bar for binding the bar in the resting position to prevent movement of the arm parallel to the central axis, the biased member being disposable on the bar to allow movement of the bar in a direction parallel to the central axis when the bias is countered to shift the biased member to the moving position, with the kit further comprising instructions for assembly of the bar, the arm, and the holder, wherein the arm further comprises an opening that receives the bar and is approximately concentric with the opening in the biased member when the biased member is in the moving position.
A method for assembling a cooking apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a bar having a central axis passing through a first end and an opposing second end, an arm, and a holder including a biased member operably coupled to the holder and being shiftable between a resting position and a moving position with the biased member having a first opening that receives the bar and a second opening that receives the arm;
- passing the bar through an opening in the arm so that the bar and the arm are approximately perpendicular;
- passing the arm through the second opening in the holder;
- passing the bar through the first opening in the holder with the biased member in the moving position;
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- returning the biased member to the resting position wherein the biased member exerts a bias against the bar to prevent movement of the arm parallel to the central axis.
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