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US 9,642,487 B1Granted
Portable can cooker apparatus and method
OwnerSeth D. McGinninventor
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Abstract
A can cooker includes a main body that is generally cylindrical in shape having a bottom portion, wall portion, neck portion, and lid ring. The bottom portion, wall portion, and neck portion may be integrally formed and connected to one another. A lid is sized and shaped to fit within a part of the neck portion. The lid includes an outer lip that engaged with lid ring on the main body in such a way that a seal is formed between the lid ring and the outer lip. Handles may be placed on the exterior surface of the lid and main body to ease use and transportation of the can cooker. An interior portion of the main body may be formed with an interior coating and an exterior portion of the main body may be formed with an exterior coating.
Claims20
A cooker comprising:
- a. a main body, said main body comprising:
- i. a bottom portion;
- ii. a wall portion, wherein said wall portion is integrally formed with and connected to said bottom portion, and wherein said wall portion extends upward from said bottom portion;
- iii. a neck portion, wherein said neck portion is integrally formed with and connected to said wall portion, and wherein a periphery of said neck portion is less than a periphery of said wall portion;
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- iv. a lid ring, wherein said lid ring is connected to an uppermost surface of said neck portion;
- b. a lid, said lid comprising:
- i. an outer lip, wherein a periphery of said outer lip is greater than a periphery of said lid ring in said main body and fashioned to be engageable therewith;
- ii. a recessed portion, wherein said recessed portion is integrally formed with and connected to said outer lip, wherein said recessed portion is formed substantially as a short cylinder, and wherein said recessed portion is sized and shaped to seat within said neck portion adjacent said lid ring;
- iii. a handle, wherein said handle is affixed to an upper face of said recessed portion;
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- iv. at least one vent formed as an aperture;
- c. a plurality of handles affixed to said wall portion of said main body;
- and,
- d. a grate system having at least one grate piece, said at least one grate piece comprising:
- i. a periphery bar;
- ii. at least one cross bar, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar;
- iii. at least one supporting cross bar having at least one foot formed therein, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar
- e. a basket comprising:
- i. a basket lip formed around a top periphery of said basket, wherein said basket lip is configured to rest on said lid ring and support said basket thereby;
- ii. a basket handle pivotal with respect to said basket;
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- iii. a plurality of apertures formed in said basket.
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A cooker comprising:
- a. a main body, said main body comprising:
- i. a bottom portion;
- ii. a wall portion, wherein said wall portion is integrally formed with and connected to said bottom portion, and wherein said wall portion extends upward from said bottom portion;
- iii. a neck portion, wherein said neck portion is integrally formed with and connected to said wall portion, and wherein a periphery of said neck portion is less than a periphery of said wall portion;
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- iv. a lid ring, wherein said lid ring is connected to an uppermost surface of said neck portion, and wherein said bottom portion, said wall portion, said neck portion, and said lid ring are seamlessly and integrally formed with one another;
- b. a lid, said lid comprising:
- i. an outer lip, wherein a periphery of said outer lip is greater than a periphery of said lid ring in said main body and fashioned to be engageable therewith;
- ii. a recessed portion, wherein said recessed portion is integrally formed with and connected to said outer lip, wherein said recessed portion is formed substantially as a short cylinder, and wherein said recessed portion is sized and shaped to seat within said neck portion adjacent said lid ring;
- iii. a handle, wherein said handle is affixed to an upper face of said recessed portion;
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- iv. at least one vent formed as an aperture;
- c. a plurality of handles affixed to said wall portion of said main body;
- and,
- d. a grate system having at least one grate piece, said at least one grate piece comprising:
- i. a periphery bar;
- ii. at least one cross bar, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar;
- iii. at least one supporting cross bar having at least one foot formed therein, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar.
15 more elements
A cooker comprising:
- a. a main body, said main body comprising:
- i. a bottom portion;
- ii. a wall portion, wherein said wall portion is integrally formed with and connected to said bottom portion, and wherein said wall portion extends upward from said bottom portion;
- iii. a neck portion, wherein said neck portion is integrally formed with and connected to said wall portion, and wherein said periphery of said neck portion is less than said periphery of said wall portion;
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- iv. a lid ring, wherein said lid ring is connected to an uppermost surface of said neck portion, and wherein said bottom portion, said wall portion, said neck portion, and said lid ring are seamlessly and integrally formed with one another;
- b. a lid, said lid comprising:
- i. an outer lip, wherein said periphery of said outer lip is greater than said periphery of said lid ring in said main body and fashioned to be engageable therewith;
- ii. a recessed portion, wherein said recessed portion is integrally formed with and connected to said outer lip, wherein said recessed portion is formed substantially as a short cylinder, and wherein said recessed portion is sized and shaped to seat within said neck portion adjacent said lid ring;
- iii. a handle, wherein said handle is affixed to an upper face of said recessed portion;
- and
- iv. at least one vent formed as an aperture;
- c. a plurality of handles affixed to said wall portion of said main body;
- and,
- d. a grate system having at least one grate piece, said at least one grate piece comprising:
- i. a periphery bar;
- ii. at least one cross bar, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar;
- iii. at least one supporting cross bar having at least one foot formed therein, wherein each end of said at least one cross bar is connected to said periphery bar, and wherein said grate system ensures that solid material of a certain size that is positioned within said main body does not contact the interior surface of said bottom portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.