Locking fondue assembly
AssigneeLifetime Hoan Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Lazaroff, Mark P. F. Bechtold
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Abstract
The resent invention provides a locking fondue assembly including a pot assembly, a stand assembly and a burner assembly. Each assembly securely connects during use minimizing operator risk and increasing operator convenience. A pot lids locks onto a fondue pot and minimizes the risk of hot liquids from escaping. The fondue pot removably locks into a stand assembly and includes thermally distanced legs allowing immediate positioning on available work surfaces. A weight burner base assembly lockably secures a burner and minimizes the risk associated with a top-heavy fondue assembly.
Claims12
A locking fondue assembly, comprising:
- A locking fondue assembly comprising:
- a pot assembly;
- said pot assembly including a pot body and a pot lid;
- snap lock first means at a top of said pot body for releasably securing said pot lid to said pot body;
- a plurality of pot feet extending away from said pot body opposite said top of said pot body;
- a stand assembly;
- locking second means for detatachably securing said pot assembly to said stand assembly;
- said locking second means providing a rotational engagement between said plurality of pot feet and said stand assembly when said pot body is rotated in a locking direction, and also providing a rotational disengagement of said plurality of pot feet when said pot body is rotated in an opposing unlocking direction;
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- a burner assembly in said stand assembly opposite said pot assembly;
- whereby said locking fondue assembly prevents unintended separation and increases safety during a use thereof.
A locking fondue assembly, comprising:
- a pot assembly;
- said pot assembly including a pot body and a pot lid;
- snap lock first means at a top of said pot body for releasably securing said pot lid to said pot body;
- a plurality of pot feet extending radially away from said pot body opposite said top of said pot body;
- a stand assembly;
- said stand assembly including a stand base spaced from a stand top by a plurality of stand legs;
- locking second means for detatchably securing said pot assembly to said stand assembly;
- said locking second means providing a rotational engagement between said plurality of pot feet and said stand assembly when said pot body is rotated in a locking direction, and also providing a rotational disengagement of said plurality of pot feet when said pot body is rotated in an opposing unlocking direction;
- a burner assembly in said stand base opposite said pot assembly;
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- said burner assembly including third means for elastically securing a burner cup in a burner receptacle positioned coaxially to a central axis of both said pot assembly and said stand assembly, whereby said locking fondue assembly prevents unintended separation and increases safety during a use by interlocking said pot assembly with both said stand assembly and said burner assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.