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US 7,997,439 B2Granted
Flexible bakeware having a multi-piece carrier system
AssigneeJamak Fabrication-Tex, LLC
InventorsSteve Meeks, Russell T. DeBlassie, Jeannie Holmes, Samuel W. Heath, Jr.
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Abstract
A flexible bakeware compound includes a flexible baking container having a basin and a first carrier member disposed in an upper portion of the basin. A second carrier member is also disposed in the upper portion of the basin such that the second carrier member is capable of movement relative to the first carrier member.
Claims11
A flexible baking container comprising:
- a basin having at least one wall and a floor at a first end of the wall;
- a shoulder surrounding at least a portion of the basin, the shoulder being attached to a second end of the wall opposite the floor;
- a receiving channel disposed within the shoulder;
- a first carrier member received by the receiving channel;
- and
- a second carrier member received by the receiving channel and being at least partially spaced apart from the first carrier member to form a space encompassed within the receiving channel and to allow movement of the second carrier member relative to the first carrier member;
- wherein the wall of the basin includes a pair of minor walls integrally connected to a pair of major walls such that each of the minor walls is spaced apart and each of the major walls is spaced apart;
- wherein the receiving channel includes a central portion, a turning portion, and an exit portion, the central portion being in the shoulder adjacent one of the major walls, the turning portion being in a corner portion of the shoulder, and the exit portion being in the shoulder adjacent one of the minor walls;
- wherein each carrier member includes a central stay, an arcuate stay, and a handle;
- and
- wherein the central stay is received by the central portion of the receiving channel, the arcuate stay is received by the turning portion of the receiving channel, and at least a portion of the handle is received by the exit portion of the receiving channel.
8 more elements
An elastomeric baking container comprising:
- a basin;
- a receiving channel disposed in an upper portion of the basin;
- a first carrier member at least partially disposed within the receiving channel;
- a second carrier member at least partially disposed within the receiving channel;
- and
- wherein each of the first and second carrier members includes ends encompassed by and terminating within the receiving channel such that the first carrier member is capable of rotational or twisting movement relative to the second carrier member;
- wherein the basin includes four walls and a floor, and a shoulder is positioned around the four walls;
- wherein the receiving channel is disposed within the shoulder;
- wherein the ends of the first and second carrier members further comprise a first end and a second end of the first carrier member and a first end and a second end of the second carrier member;
- wherein the first end of the first carrier member and the first end of the second carrier member terminate within a portion of the receiving channel associated with a first wall of the four walls;
- wherein the second end of the first carrier member and the second end of the second carrier member terminate within a portion of the receiving channel associated with a second wall of the four walls;
- and
- wherein the first wall and the second wall are non-adjacent to one another.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.