US 7,640,848 B1Granted

Gas fired outdoor cooking apparatus that includes pot with spigot drain

OwnerNorman R. Bourgeoisinventor

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Abstract

A cooking apparatus enables a user to cook bu boiling, steaming or frying food items. The apparatus includes a burner having a base that is specially shaped to cradle a pot. The pot has a valved flowline that enables the user to drain any fluid that was used for cooking (eg. water, oil, seasoned water, stock, etc.). An upper section above the support surface of the burner for engaging the sidewall of the pot should the pot be tipped inadvertently. The burner includes upper members that are supported above the bottom of the pot and a lower member that engages an underlying supporting surface. The upper pot support members include a ring with a bent, U-shaped section that extends on opposite sides of and under the valved drain flowline. The burner frame can have a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending legs. Radial and circumferentially spaced struts define part of the frame and are shaped and cradle the bottom of the pot and its sidewall respectively.

Claims65

Dependent claims

A cooking apparatus, comprising:

a) a burner having a frame that includes a base for engaging an underlying support surface, the frame having a burner element for generating a high intensity flame for use in cooking the burner frame having a support surface for cradling a pot;
b) a pot that includes a pot upper end portion, generally flat bottom portion, a generally cylindrically shaped continuous sidewall and a generally cylindrically shaped interior;
c) the support surface supporting the bottom portion of the pot;
d) the frame further including a vertical member, the vertical member being connected to the frame, extending above the bottom portion of the pot, and being generally parallel to the sidewall of the pot;
e) the vertical member restricting a range of lateral pot movement during use of the cooking apparatus such as when a food to be cooked is inserted into or removed from the pot;
and
f) a plurality of food holding inserts that fit the pot interior, wherein a first insert is selectively connectable to and supported by a second insert and wherein the second insert has an upper end with a connector and is configured to extend between the pot bottom portion and the pot upper end portion and support a food item when it is not supporting the first insert;
g) a lifting hook that selectively connects to or disconnects from the connector of the second insert.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/790,990Filed 2 Mar 2004 · continuation
Priority: 10 Mar 1997
Granted: 5 Jan 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A47J 36/18
Inserts: boilers or utensils with sieves inserted therein, e.g. potato-cookers
A47J 27/04
Cooking-vessels: for cooking food in steam; Devices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam ; Vacuum cooking vessels
A47J 36/26
Warming devices: devices for warming vessels containing drinks or food, especially by means of burners Warming devices with a burner, e.g. using…
A47J 36/34
Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels: supports for cooking-vessels

Family

Application08/813,463Parent of this continuation · filed 10 Mar 1997
Application09/149,842Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Sep 1998
Application09/426,210Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 25 Oct 1999
Application09/567,676Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 May 2000
Application09/703,993Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 1 Nov 2000
Application09/838,091Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 19 Apr 2001
Application10/229,313Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Aug 2002
US 6,698,335 B1Parent of this continuation
US 6,439,107 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application10/229,313Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 6,058,830 AParent of this continuation-in-part
US 5,970,852 AParent of this continuation-in-part
US 5,813,321 AParent of this continuation
Application09/149,842Parent of this continuation
US 7,640,848 B1This patent

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