Device interchangeable as an outdoor stove and a table
First Claim
1. A cooking unit comprising:
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(b) a support member of pyramidal truncated configuration disposed on said frame, said support member having an open upper end;
(c) a firebox of an inverted pyramidal configuration disposed on said support member, said firebox having an open lower end, the lower end of aid firebox being in telescoping relation with the upper end of said support member to be supported thereby; and
(d) a pan disposed on said frame below said support member to provide a base for supporting said support member, said pan being formed with flanges along the perimeter thereof, said flanges being disposed downwardly to depend from said pan when said pan is used as a cover and as a suoport surface, and said flanges being disposed upwardly upstanding from said pan when said pan is used as a base for said support member,(e) said support member comprising panels having trapezoidal configurations and adjacent non-parallel edges of said panels being hingedly connected for folding and extending said support member,(f) said firebox comprising panels having trapezoidal configurations and adjacent non-parallel edges of said panels of said firebox being hingedly connected for folding and extending said firebox.
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Abstract
The device of the present invention can be used as a cooking unit, or as a table, or as a suspended support. When the device is used as a cooking unit, a stand thereof supports a pan at the upper end of the stand. A larger, lower end of a hollow, truncated pyramidal support member is disposed on the pan. The smaller, upper end of the support member receives the smaller, lower end of a hollow, truncated pyramidal firebox. A fire grate is supported within the firebox intermediate its smaller, lower end and its larger, upper end. A cooking grill is also supported within the firebox above the fire grate, adjacent the larger, upper end of the firebox. To convert the cooking unit into a table, the pan, support member, firebox, fire grate, and cooking grill are removed from the stand. Then, the cooking grill and fire grate are successively disposed on the stand at the location previously occupied by the pan. The support member and firebox, which have hinged walls, are then individually folded into substantially flat configuration and are disposed above the fire grate and the cooking grill. The pan is disposed above the folded support member and the folded firebox and on top of the stand as a cover and is the table top surface for the table.
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17 Claims
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1. A cooking unit comprising:
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(a) a frame; (b) a support member of pyramidal truncated configuration disposed on said frame, said support member having an open upper end; (c) a firebox of an inverted pyramidal configuration disposed on said support member, said firebox having an open lower end, the lower end of aid firebox being in telescoping relation with the upper end of said support member to be supported thereby; and (d) a pan disposed on said frame below said support member to provide a base for supporting said support member, said pan being formed with flanges along the perimeter thereof, said flanges being disposed downwardly to depend from said pan when said pan is used as a cover and as a suoport surface, and said flanges being disposed upwardly upstanding from said pan when said pan is used as a base for said support member, (e) said support member comprising panels having trapezoidal configurations and adjacent non-parallel edges of said panels being hingedly connected for folding and extending said support member, (f) said firebox comprising panels having trapezoidal configurations and adjacent non-parallel edges of said panels of said firebox being hingedly connected for folding and extending said firebox. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device interchangeably used as a cooking unit and as a table comprising:
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a stand adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface; a pan disposed at the upper end of said stand to be supported thereby when said device is used as a cooking unit, said pan providing a table surface spanning across the upper surface of the stand when said device is used as a table; a hollow, truncated pyramidal support member comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said support member when extended to be used as part of said cooking unit having a wider, lower end disposable on said pan and a smaller, upper end projecting above said pan, said support member being foldable into a relatively flat configuration for storage between the upper end of said stand and said pan when said device is used as a table; and a hollow, truncated pyramidal firebox comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said firebox having a smaller end received within said support member through the opening provided in the upper end of said support member when said device is used as a cooking unit, said firebox being formed with a larger opening located at the upper end thereof projecting upwardly above said pan and said support member, said firebox being folded into a substantially flat configuration for storage between the upper end of said stand and said pan when said device is used as a table. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A device interchangeably used as a cooking unit and as a table comprising:
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(a) a stand adapted to be disposed on a supporting surface; (b) a pan disposed at the upper end of said stand to be supported thereby when said device is used as a cooking unit, said pan providing a table surface spanning across the upper surface of the stand when said device is used as a table; (c) a hollow, truncated pyramidal support member comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said support member when extended to be used as a part of said cooking unit having a wider, lower end disposable on said pan and a smaller, upper end projecting above said pan, said support member being foldable into a relatively flat configuration for storage between the upper end of said stand and said pan where said device is used as a table; (d) a hollow, truncated pyramidal firebox comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said firebox having a smaller end received within said support member through the opening provided in the upper end of said support member when said device is used as a cooking unit, said firebox being formed with a larger opening located at the upper end thereof projecting upwardly above said pan and said support member, said firebox being folded into a substantially flat configuration for storage between the upper end of said stand and said pan when said device is used as a table, (e) a fire grate received in said firebox to be supported thereby intermediate said smaller, lower end and said larger, upper end thereof through engagement between said fire grate and the panels of said firebox when said device is used as a cooking unit, said fire grate being stored between the upper end of said stand and said pan when said device is used as a table; and (f) a cooking grill received in said firebox to be supported thereby above said fire grate and in the vicinity of said larger, upper end of said firebox when said device is used as a cooking unit, said cooking grill being disposed between the upper end of said stand and said pan when said device is used as a table, said cooking grill spanning across the upper surface of said stand when said device is used as a table, (g) said panels of said support member being hingedly joined together along juxtaposed non-parallel edges and each panel of a pair of confronting panels is hingedly connected intermediate the non-parallel edges thereof, whereby said support member is foldable into a generally flat configuration for storage between the cooking grill and said pan when said device is used as a table, (h) said panels of aid firebox being hingedly joined together along juxtaposed non-parallel edges and each panel of a pair of confronting panels of said firebox being hingedly connected intermediate the non-parallel edges thereof, whereby said firebox is hingedly foldable into a generally flat configuration for storage between the cooking grill and said pan when said device is used as a table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A device interchangeably used as a cooking unit and as a suspended support comprising:
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a frame; means connected to said frame for suspending said frame; a pan disposed on said frame to be supported thereby when said device is used as a cooking unit, said pan providing a support surface spanning across said frame when said device is used as a suspended support; a hollow, truncated pyramidal support member comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said support member when extended to be used as part of said cooking unit having a wider, lower end disposable on said pan and a smaller, upper end projecting above said pan, said support member being foldable into a relatively flat configuration for storage between said frame and said pan when said device is used as a suspended support; and a hollow, truncated pyramidal firebox comprising a plurality of hingedly connected panels, said firebox having a smaller end received within said support member through the opening provided in the upper end of said support member when said device is used as a cooking unit, said firebox being formed with a larger opening located at the upper end thereof projecting upwardly above said pan and said support member, said firebox being folded into a substantially flat configuration for storage between said frame and said pan when said device is used as a suspended support.
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16. A cooking unit comprising:
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(a) a first hollow open-ended member having a truncated pyramidal configuration, and having a smaller open end, said first member comprising a plurality of first panels, each of said first panels having a trapezoidal configuration; (b) a second hollow open-ended member having an inverted truncated pyramidal configuration and having a smaller open end, said second member comprising a plurality of second panels, each of said second panels having a trapezoidal configuration, said second member being disposed above said first member and in axial alignment therewith, said smaller open ends of said first member and said second member being disposed in telescoping relation; (c) first hinge means hingedly connecting adjacent nonparallel edges of said first panels of said first member for folding and extending said first member; (d) second hinge means hingedly connecting adjacent nonparallel edges of said second panels of said second member for folding and extending said second member; (e) a cooking grill supported by said second member; and (f) a hood disposed on said second member, said hood comprising side panels having trapezoidal configurations and adjacent non-parallel edges of said panels being hingedly connected for folding and extending said hood. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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