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US 7,934,494 B1Granted
Collapsible heating apparatus
OwnerDonna Gail Schneiderinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible unit for supporting food items over a heat source comprises a collapsible frame enclosure wherein at least one side of the frame is reconfigurable to enable various types of cooking and heating arrangements.
Claims7
A device facilitating the heating of items, the device comprising:
- at least one grill for supporting an item to be heated;
- and
- a collapsible frame for suspending the grill above a heat source, the frame having a plurality of vertical sides, at least one of the vertical sides being designated as a first side having user-selectable variable construction and the sides other than the designated first side collectively constituting the remainder of the frame;
- wherein the first side having user-selectable variable construction is constructed Of at least one panel selected by a user from among a plurality of panels available for constructing the first side by being removably attached to the remainder of the frame;
- and wherein the at least one panel directly supports the grill;
- and wherein the remainder of the frame attaches to at least one combination of multiple ones of the available panels vertically stacked along the first side;
- and wherein the available panels exhibit different vertical heights when applied to the frame and Wherein the designated first side is selectively constructed by a user to include a panel of specific height by which the user adjusts at least one of:
- how much of the first side of user-selectable variable construction is substantially enclosed or at what height the grill is supported by the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.