COOKING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A cooking device comprising:
- a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to said rear panel, said center assembly being moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position;
a front panel that is removably connected to said center assembly;
a top panel removably connected to said center assembly and said front panel;
a diffuser plate carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position; and
at least one cooking surface carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position, said at least one cooking surface positioned to overlie said diffuser plate when said center assembly is in the expanded position;
wherein said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface collapse so that said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface may be transported in a substantially flat configuration.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A cooking device comprises a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to the rear panel. The center assembly may be movable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. The cooking device also includes a front panel, a top panel and a diffuser plate carried by the center assembly when the center assembly is in the expanded position, and a cooking surface carried by the center assembly when the center assembly is in the expanded position. The center assembly, front panel, top panel, diffuser plate and cooking surface collapsed so that the center assembly, front panel, top panel, diffuser plate and cooking surface may be transported in a substantially flat configuration.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A cooking device comprising:
-
a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to said rear panel, said center assembly being moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position; a front panel that is removably connected to said center assembly; a top panel removably connected to said center assembly and said front panel; a diffuser plate carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position; and at least one cooking surface carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position, said at least one cooking surface positioned to overlie said diffuser plate when said center assembly is in the expanded position; wherein said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface collapse so that said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface may be transported in a substantially flat configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A cooking device comprising:
-
a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to said rear panel, said center assembly being moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position, each of said rear panel and pair of opposing side panels including at least one vent formed therein; a front panel that is removably connected to said center assembly, said front panel comprising an upper front panel and a lower front panel hingedly connected to said upper front panel so that said upper front panel defines a door, said lower front panel including at least one vent formed therein; a top panel removably connected to said center assembly and said front panel; and wherein said center assembly, said front panel and said top panel, collapse so that said center assembly, said front panel and said top panel may be transported in a substantially flat configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A method of using a cooking device, the cooking device comprising a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to the rear panel, a front panel that is removably connected to the center assembly and a top panel that is removably connected to the center assembly and the front panel, the method comprising:
-
moving the center assembly from a collapsed position to an expanded position, the collapsed position being defined as the pair of opposing side panels being folded inwardly to be adjacent the rear panel, and the extended position being defined as the pair of opposing side panels being extended outwardly to be positioned substantially normal to the rear panel; connecting the front panel to the center assembly; connecting the top panel to upper portions of the center assembly; and disassembling the top panel and front panel from the center assembly; collapsing the center assembly and arranging the collapsed center assembly, the front panel and the top panel in a substantially flat configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification