Vented countertop rotisserie oven

• US 7,021,203 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2001
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronco Holdings Inc. (Ronco Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advantage Partners Limited Liability Partnership
• Inventors: Backus, Alan L., Popeil, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, REGINALD
• Application Number:
  US09/824,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20020023545A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,828 Days
• Field of Search: 994/19, 994/21.R, 994/21.H, 994/21.HH, 994/21.HV, 994/21.P, 993/85, 993/89, 994/01, 994/67, 994/73, 994/74, 994/76, 126/21.R, 126/21.A, 126/275.G, 126/273.R, 126/198, 219/757
• 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 37/0641 with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0664 Accessories

Abstract

An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door'"'"'s perimeter, and first and second tracks coupled to the enclosure and the axle rod so that the door may pivot on the axle rods to cover the opening.

Claims

1. A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:

an enclosure that includes walls;

a heating element inside the enclosure;

a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates in combination with at least one rod form a spit assembly and wherein the spit assembly does not include any structure extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, and wherein at least one of the plates has a plurality of teeth situated around its peripheral boundary; and

an exhaust vent located in one of the walls of the enclosure, the exhaust vent having an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.

2. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exhaust vent is louvered.

3. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1, whereby heated air escapes the rotisserie oven by first moving up inside the enclosure past the exhaust vent and then moving down inside the enclosure.

4. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of exhaust vents, each of the plurality of exhaust vents having an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.

5. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 4, whereby heated air escapes the rotisserie oven by first moving up inside the enclosure past the plurality of exhaust vents and then by moving downward inside the enclosure.

6. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes a roof, a wall, and a curved section and the exhaust vent is located in the curved section.

7. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 4, wherein the enclosure includes a roof, a wall and a curved section and the plurality of exhaust vents are located in the curved section.

8. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating element is maintained at a constant temperature during operation of the rotisserie oven.

9. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 4, wherein the heating element is maintained at a constant temperature during operation of the rotisserie oven.

10. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 6, wherein the heating element is maintained at a constant temperature during operation of the rotisserie oven.

11. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 7, wherein the heating element is maintained at a constant temperature during operation of the rotisserie oven.

12. The rotisserie oven as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the plates has an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes.

13. A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:

an enclosure having a roof, a wall and a curved section extending from the wall to the roof;

a heating element inside the enclosure;

a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates in combination with at least one rod form a spit assembly, wherein the spit assembly does not include a rod extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, and wherein at least one of the plates has an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes;

an exhaust vent located in the curved section; and

wherein the exhaust vent has an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.

14. A rotisserie oven for cooking food, comprising:

an enclosure having a root, a wall and a curved section extending from the wall to the roof;

a heating element inside the enclosure;

a plurality of plates, each having a center, wherein the plates are in physical communication and form a spit assembly, wherein the spit assembly does not include any structure extending from the center of one plate and connecting to the center of any other plate, wherein at least one of the plates has an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes;

a plurality of exhaust vents of located in the curved section; and

wherein the plurality of exhaust vents have an indent extending into the enclosure with an opening at the top of the indent.