Automatic food cooking device
First Claim
1. A cooking device, comprising:
- a) a base;
b) a fulcrum mounted on said base;
c) support means for carrying a pan;
d) said support means being mounted on said fulcrum and including first and second portions extending respectively from each side of said fulcrum a substantial distance;
e) means for mounting the pan on said first portion of said support means and on one side of said fulcrum; and
f) actuating means operably associated with said second portion of said support means and on the other side of said fulcrum for periodically accelerating and decelerating rapidly said first portion about said fulcrum between first and second positions, thereby causing the pan to move upwardly and downwardly with said first portion and propel food placed therein into the air upon rapid upward deceleration and downward acceleration of said first portion and causing the food to be turned for uniform heating of different portions of the food.
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Abstract
A cooking device, comprises a base; a fulcrum mounted on the base; a support for carrying a pan, the support being mounted on the fulcrum and including first and second portions extending respectively from each side of the fulcrum a substantial distance; device for mounting the pan on the first portion; and an actuator operably associated with the second portion for periodically accelerating and decelerating rapidly the first portion about the fulcrum between first and second positions, thereby causing the pan to move upwardly and downwardly with the first portion and propel food placed therein into the air upon rapid upward deceleration and downward acceleration of the first portion and causing the food to be turned for uniform heating of different portions of the food.
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23 Claims
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1. A cooking device, comprising:
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a) a base; b) a fulcrum mounted on said base; c) support means for carrying a pan; d) said support means being mounted on said fulcrum and including first and second portions extending respectively from each side of said fulcrum a substantial distance; e) means for mounting the pan on said first portion of said support means and on one side of said fulcrum; and f) actuating means operably associated with said second portion of said support means and on the other side of said fulcrum for periodically accelerating and decelerating rapidly said first portion about said fulcrum between first and second positions, thereby causing the pan to move upwardly and downwardly with said first portion and propel food placed therein into the air upon rapid upward deceleration and downward acceleration of said first portion and causing the food to be turned for uniform heating of different portions of the food. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cooking device, comprising:
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a) a base; b) support means operably associated with said base for carrying a pan; c) pivot means operably associated with said support means for permitting said support means to oscillate from the horizontal between first and second positions; d) solenoid drive means operably associated with said support means for periodically accelerating and decelerating rapidly said support means about said pivot between said first and second positions, thereby causing the pan to move upwardly and downwardly with said support means and propel food placed therein into the air upon rapid upward deceleration and downward acceleration of said support means and causing the food to be turned for uniform heating of different portions of the food; and e) means for automatically controlling the operation of said solenoid drive means in a preselected sequence. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A food cooking device, comprising:
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a) a base; b) support means operably associated with said base for carrying a pan; c) pivot means operably associated with said support means for permitting said support means to oscillate from the horizontal between first and second positions; and d) solenoid drive means operably associated with said support means for periodically accelerating and decelerating rapidly said support means about said pivot means between said first and second positions, thereby causing the pan to move upwardly and downwardly with said support means and propel food placed therein into the air upon rapid upward deceleration and downward acceleration of said support means and causing the food to be turned for uniform heating of different portions of the food.
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Specification