Food cooking rotisserie

• US 6,837,150 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2002
• Issued: 01/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ronco Asset Owners, LLC
• Original Assignee: Advantage Partners Limited Liability Partnership
• Inventors: Backus, Alan L., Popeil, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, REGINALD
• Application Number:
  US10/176,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20020157543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 994/21.H, 994/21.HH, 994/21.HV, 994/21.P, 994/21.V, 994/21.R, 994/19
• US Class Current: 99/421.00H
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/041 with food supports rotating about a horizontal axis A47J37/042 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/042 with food supports arranged on wheels or spiders rotating about a horizontal axis
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/043 with food supports rotating about a vertical axis
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/047 with rotating drums or baskets
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0623 Small-size cooking ovens, i.e. defining an at least partially closed cooking cavity A47J37/0605 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0635 with reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0641 with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0664 Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0745 with motor-driven food supports
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 220/912 Cookware, i.e. pots and pans

Abstract

Enclosed rotisserie including a rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The spit assembly may also be mounted at various distances from the heating element to decrease cooking times. The open front of the enclosure is from time to time covered by an inclined glass panel door which may be opened in various ways to facilitate food insertion into and removal from the enclosure, and which may be easily removed for cleaning or other purposes.

Claims

1. A spit assembly for use in a horizontal axis food cooking rotisserie, comprising:

a first plate-shaped member having an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes;

with the interior area being recessed into the inner side, and

a first spit rod having a first end coupled to the inner side of the first plate-shaped member.

2. The spit assembly of claim 1 wherein the peripheral boundary of the first plate-shaped member is connected to the interior area through a generally frustum section.

3. The spit assembly of claim 2 wherein the first plate-shaped member includes a circular set of gear teeth on its periphery.

4. The spit assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second plate-shaped member wherein the first spit rod has a second end coupled to the second plate-shaped member.

5. The spit assembly of claim 4 wherein the second plate shaped member has a peripheral boundary and an interior area, the interior area and the peripheral boundary being positioned in two different planes.

6. The spit assembly of claim 4 further comprising a second spit rod coupled to both the first and the second plate-shaped members.

7. The spit assembly of claim 5 wherein the peripheral boundary of the second plate-shaped member is connected to the interior area through a generally frustum section.

8. The spit assembly of claim 5 wherein the second plate-shaped member includes a circular set of gear teeth on its periphery.