Collapsible camp oven, stove top, grill

• US 6,591,828 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2002
• Issued: 07/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donna Gail Schneider
• Original Assignee: Donna Gail Schneider
• Inventors: Schneider, Donna Gail
• Primary Examiner(s): Basichas, Alfred
• Application Number:
  US10/293,120
• Time in Patent Office: 244 Days
• Field of Search: 126/9.R, 126/9.B, 126/65, 126/59, 126/275.R
• US Class Current: 126/9.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F24B 1/205 collapsible

Abstract

A collapsible, self-contained cooking unit that converts into an oven, stove top, or grill while camping or in home emergencies. The unit quickly assembles without the use of hinges, bolts, or screws for support, folds flat for storage, and uses its own base and cover to form a compact carrying case. The unit includes a flanged grill and two metal containers to use when a solid cooking surface is needed for baking or frying. Both containers fit inside the unit while in the storage configuration, eliminating the need for additional cookware. The grill, when inserted selectively between the front and rear panels of the unit and placed horizontally across the interior of the main frame, allows different levels of cooking for all types of food. The inserting of the grill in this manner also creates a sturdy framework and protective housing from flying embers and other heat related hazards.

Claims

1. A collapsible, self-contained compact combination camp oven, stove top, and grill being of metal construction comprising:

a frame having a plurality of front, rear and end panels of predetermined heights and sizes, a grill attached to said frame and said grill having flanges, a flanged base, wherein said front, rear and end panels have flanged edges, in which

one side of said front, rear and end panels are projecting upward which forms a L shape configuration and the same projecting inward to the opposite edge and downward which forms a flat U shape configuration, wherein

said opposite edge of said front, rear and end panels are projecting upward which forms a L shape configuration and the same outward then downward that forms a U shape configuration, wherein

said flanged edges of the front and rear panels align vertically opposite each other, adjacent to and perpendicular to the end panels in which said flanged edges of said front and rear panels engage to said flanged edges of said end panels, and means for said front, rear and end panels to independently support and form said frame, wherein said front and rear panels having equal pairs of the same said predetermined heights and sizes and means for selectively

stacking and interlocking said equal pairs to said flanged edges of said end panels and means for inserting said grill between said front and rear panels and across interior of said frame, wherein

said grill with flanged edges rest on top of upper straight edge of said front and rear panels to achieve the desired cooking height for said oven, stove top or grill.

2. The grill of claim 1 wherein two edges are flanged, projecting upward 90 degrees which forms a L shape configuration and the same projecting outward then downward which forms a U shape configuration and means for

said grill to insert between said front and rear panels and across interior of said frame so that the flanged edges of said grill rest on upper straight edge of said front and rear panels to achieve desired cooking height for said oven, stove top or grill.

3. The flanged base of claim 1 wherein said flanged base has means to attach

a plurality of supports to said flanged base and said supports are constructed of continuous metal material equal in height, wherein ends of said supports are flanged.