Cooking utensils
First Claim
1. The combination of a cooking utensil and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked which has an opening in one end thereof, said cooking utensil comprising a container and means for supporting a bag within said container with the open end thereof oriented toward an open end of said container, said bag supporting means comprising a plurality of members which are engageable with the end of the bag in which the opening is formed and are displaceable between first and second positions, said bag engageable members being operable in said one position thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, and said members being operable in said second position thereof to spread the end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible.
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Abstract
Cooking utensils for both stovetop and oven cookery. They are primarily intended to be used in conjunction with a disposable bag or liner to produce cooked comestibles of superior quality and to eliminate the cleaning appurtenant to the use of conventional cooking vessels. Certain versions can, however, be used to advantage when cooking by conventional techniques.
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27 Claims
- 1. The combination of a cooking utensil and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked which has an opening in one end thereof, said cooking utensil comprising a container and means for supporting a bag within said container with the open end thereof oriented toward an open end of said container, said bag supporting means comprising a plurality of members which are engageable with the end of the bag in which the opening is formed and are displaceable between first and second positions, said bag engageable members being operable in said one position thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, and said members being operable in said second position thereof to spread the end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible.
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12. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container;
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
a support means for the bag and its contents which is disposable in said container, said support means having vertically extending side walls and the bag engageable means of the cooking utensil comprising a plurality of inwardly extending elements pivotally fixed to the periphery of said support means at intervals therearound and bag engageable means at the inner ends of said elements; and
cooperating means on two diametrically opposed ones of said elements for retaining said bag engageable means in said one operable position thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
- 15. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said utensil comprising a container and means engageable with the comestibles-filled bag to hold said bag in said container and keep it from floating so that said bag can be submersed in a liquid in said container to cook the comestibles in said bag, said bag having an open end and the means for holding down the comestibles-filled bag and its contents including means for gathering the portion of the bag in which the opening is formed and keeping said portion uppermost during the cooking cycle so that gases and vapors can escape through the opening without a cooking medium entering the bag therethrough.
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17. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container;
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
selectively operable means for shifting said bag engageable means between said first and second configurations; and
means for retaining said bag engageable means in each of said first and second configurations.
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
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18. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container and means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible and comprising a support means and a plurality of inwardly extending elements pivotally fixed to the periphery of said support means at intervals therearound and bag engageable means at the inner ends of said elements.
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19. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container;
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible; and
a support means for the bag and its contents which is disposable in said container, said support means having vertically extending side walls and the bag engageable means of the cooking utensil comprising a plurality of inwardly extending elements pivotally fixed to the periphery of said support means at intervals therearound and bag engageable means at the inner ends of said elements, each of said inwardly extending elements having two leg portions each pivotally fixed relative to the support means and one of the leg portions of each of the elements lying over the closest leg portion of the adjacent element and the other leg portion thereof lying under the nearest leg portion of the element thereadjacent, whereby rotation of one of said elements will effect a concomitant rotation of all of said elements.
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible; and
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20. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container;
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible; and
a support means in said container, the bag engageable means of the cooking utensil comprising a plurality of inwardly extending elements pivotally fixed to the periphery of said support means at intervals therearound and bag attaching means at the inner ends of said elements, each of said inwardly extending elements having two leg portions each pivotally fixed relative to the support means and one of the leg portions of each of the elements lying over the closest leg portion of the adjacent element and the other leg portion thereof lying under the nearest leg portion of the element thereadjacent, whereby rotation of one of said elements will effect a concomitant rotation of all of said elements.
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible; and
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21. The combination of a cooking utensil for comestibles and a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked, said bag having an opening in one end thereof and said cooking utensil comprising a container;
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
a support means in said container, the bag engageable means of the cooking utensil comprising a plurality of inwardly extending elements pivotally fixed to the periphery of said support means at intervals therearound and bag engageable means at the inner ends of said elements; and
cooperating means on two diametrically opposed ones of said elements for retaining said bag engageable means in said one operable position thereof.
- means engageable with said bag to keep the end of the bag having the opening therein uppermost, said last-mentioned means being operable in one configuration thereof to gather the bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, the aforesaid means being operable in a second configuration thereof to spread the aforesaid end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible;
- 22. A cooking utensil adapted to be used with a disposable bag for holding the comestibles to be cooked which has an opening in one end thereof, said cooking utensil comprising a container and means for supporting a bag within said container with the open end thereof oriented toward an open end of said container, said bag supporting means comprising a plurality of elements which are adapted to be engageable with the end of the bag in which the opening is formed and are displaceable between first and second positions, said bag engageable elements being operable in said one position thereof to gather a bag but to permit gases and vapors to escape from the interior thereof, and said members being operable in said second position thereof to spread the end of the bag and thereby make its interior readily accessible.
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27. A cooking utensil comprising a container having an open, upper end and a plurality of inwardly extending members pivotally mounted at intervals around the periphery of the container at said upper end thereof, each of said inwardly extending members having two leg portions and one of the leg portions of each said member lying over the nearest leg portion of the adjacent member and the other leg portion thereof lying under the nearest leg portion of the member thereadjacent, whereby rotation of one of said elements will effect a concomitant rotation of all of said elements.
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