Stove pot retainer
AssigneeKenyon International, Inc.
InventorsPhillip Williams, Michael Reischmann
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Abstract
A device and system for increasing the safety of portable stoves or stoves used in unstable conditions. The device includes at least one support member and at least one retaining member slidably disposed on the support member. The retaining member has an anchoring mechanism movably disposed on it that is used to lock it into place with respect to the support member. The retaining member contacts the sides of a pot or other cooking vessel when in an active position and may be moved into a stowed position.
Claims17
A device for securing at least one cooking vessel placed in at least one cooking zone of a stove, said device comprising:
- at least one support member proximate to the at least one cooking zone;
- at least one retaining member, for contacting the at least one cooking vessel when said at least one retaining member is in an active position, said at least one retaining member being slidably supported by said at least one support member;
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- at least one anchoring mechanism movably disposed on said at least one retaining member, said at least one anchoring mechanism being movable between a locked position in which it inhibits movement of the at least one retaining member relative to the at least one support member and an unlocked position in which said at least one retaining member is permitted to slide relative to said at least one support member;
- wherein said at least one support member includes at least one stow port adapted to support said at least one retaining member in a stowed position.
A device for securing at least one cooking vessel placed in at least one cooking zone of a stove, said device comprising:
- at least one support member located proximate to the at least one cooking zone of a stove, said at least one support member having a channel formed along its length;
- at least one retaining member having a protrusion on an end thereof and an elongated portion for contacting the at least one cooking vessel when said retaining member is in an active position, said protrusion being slidably disposed in the channel;
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- at least one anchoring mechanism movably disposed on said at least one retaining member, said at least one anchoring mechanism being movable between a locked position in which it bears against said at least one support member for anchoring said retaining member in place and an unlocked position in which said retaining member is permitted to slide relative to said at least one support member.
A stove, comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one heating element disposed in said housing and forming at least one cooking zone for heating a cooking vessel;
- a lid, attached to said housing by a hinge;
- at least one support member proximate to said at least one cooking zone;
- said at least one support member having a channel formed along its length;
- a first retaining member having a first protrusion on an end thereof and a first elongated portion for contacting a cooking vessel when said first retaining member is in an active position, said first protrusion being slidably disposed in the channel;
- a second retaining member having a second protrusion on an end thereof and a second elongated portion for contacting a cooking vessel when said second retaining member is in an active position, said second protrusion being slidably disposed in the channel;
- a first anchoring mechanism movably disposed on said first retaining member, said first anchoring mechanism being movable between a locked position in which it bears against the at least one support member for anchoring said first retaining member in place and an unlocked position in which said first retaining member is permitted to slide relative to said at least one support member;
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- a second anchoring mechanism movably disposed on said second retaining member, said second anchoring mechanism being movable between a locked position in which it bears against the at least one support member for anchoring said second retaining member in place and an unlocked position in which said second retaining member is permitted to slide relative to said at least one support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.