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US 7,021,203 B2Granted
Vented countertop rotisserie oven
AssigneeAdvantage Partners LLC
InventorsAlan L. Backus, Ron Popeil
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Abstract
An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's perimeter, and first and second tracks coupled to the enclosure and the axle rod so that the door may pivot on the axle rods to cover the opening.
Claims14
A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:
- an enclosure that includes walls;
- a heating element inside the enclosure;
- a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates in combination with at least one rod form a spit assembly and wherein the spit assembly does not include any structure extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, and wherein at least one of the plates has a plurality of teeth situated around its peripheral boundary;
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- an exhaust vent located in one of the walls of the enclosure, the exhaust vent having an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.
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A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:
- an enclosure having a roof, a wall and a curved section extending from the wall to the roof;
- a heating element inside the enclosure;
- a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates in combination with at least one rod form a spit assembly, wherein the spit assembly does not include a rod extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, and wherein at least one of the plates has an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes;
- an exhaust vent located in the curved section;
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- wherein the exhaust vent has an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.
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A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:
- an enclosure having a root, a wall and a curved section extending from the wall to the roof;
- a heating element inside the enclosure;
- a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates are in physical communication and form a spit assembly, wherein the spit assembly does not include any structure extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, wherein at least one of the plates has an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes;
- a plurality of exhaust vents of located in the curved section;
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- wherein the plurality of exhaust vents have an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.