DEVICE FOR COOKING FOODS

• US 3,791,370 A
• Filed: 04/07/1972
• Issued: 02/12/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hans Fauser
• Original Assignee: Hans Fauser
• Inventors: Fauser, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Favors, Edward G.
• Application Number:
  US05/242,011
• Time in Patent Office: 676 Days
• Field of Search: 126/9,275,299,25
• US Class Current: 126/25.00A
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0704 with horizontal fire box

Abstract

A device for cooking foods, and in particular for preparing foods by grilling, spit roasting, oven roasting, and the like provided with a collapsible hood structure for protecting the cooking zone, for evacuating fumes and for ensuring maximum overall efficiency. The device comprises a grill and a collapsible food cooking assembly arranged above the cooking zone and including cooking plates and the collapsible hood structure has not only rear and side walls but also plate members removably arranged between the side walls at the front and the top of the device so as to define a hood space having an outflow opening for the fumes variable in size by displacing the plate members for adjusting the air draught through the device according to the food preparing requirementes.

Claims

1. A device for cooking, grilling, spit roasting, oven roasting or the like, of foods, comprising a box-shaped housing having an open top and a bottom provided with an air inlet, a combustion assembly defining a combustion zone inside said housing, a food supporting arrangement within said housing above said combustion zone, and a hood structure arranged over said open top and composed of collapsible sheet members including a back panel and two side panels, wherein said food supporting arrangement comprises a grill member removably arranged above said combustion zone and a collapsible cooking assembly including cooking plates having an operative position in which said plates are arranged partially covering said open top, and wherein said hood structure further includes plate members removably arranged between said two side panels to define a hood space around and above said open top having at least an opening for the outflow of the fumes variable in size by displacing said plate members, thereby to adjust the air draught through said device according to the food preparing requirements.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plate members include at least one front plate arranged between said two side panels and pivotable around an axis defined by an edge of said front plate, means being provided for locking said front plate at a number of positions while pivoted around said axis, thereby defining a front opening above said food supporting arrangement adjustable in size.

3. A device according to claims 2, wherein said plate members comprise a front plate arranged between said side panels and pivotable around an axis defined by an upper edge of said front plate, and a further plate closing said hood space above said front plate and delimiting with said back panel and said side panels an outflow opening for the fumes.

4. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cooking plates comprise, at least two pivotable shelves having an operative position in which said shelves are arranged horizontally and partially superimposed to one another above said combustion zone, thereby defining therebetween a space for the flow of the fumes coming from said combustion zone and lapping said upper shelf, so heating it and causing it to radiate heat towards the food arranged on the said lower shelf.

5. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said lower shelf comprises two half shelves arranged pivotally around an axis substantially orthogonal to the axis around which said upper shelf is pivotally arranged.

6. A device as claimed in claims 5, wherein said upper shelf and said lower half shelves are hingedly connected to substantially flat supporting members slidable substantially parallel to a rear wall and side walls, respectively, of said box-shaped housing.

7. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least said substantially flat supporting members carrying said half shelves are arranged spaced from said walls of said box-shaped housing, thereby defining an interspace for thermic insulation.

8. A device as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising two covering plates slidable substantially horizontally over said open top and having an outer spreaded position in which they laterally project from said box-shaped housing and define a resting surface and an inner covering position in which they are arranged over said open top when said collapsible hood structure and said collapsible food cooking assembly are folded down and housed within said box-shaped housing.