Cooking device and components thereof

• US 10,405,698 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2019
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC (JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC (JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited)
• Inventors: Gill, Aaron Michael, Richardson, Ross, Zabel, Naomi Kalia Williams, Deng, Da, Gursel, Mete, Tattersfield, Andrew John Roy, Denham, Niall Christopher, Jackson, Roger Neil, Leahy, Ronan Patrick, White, Evan James, Guerin, Thomas, Martin, Chris, Lavins, Nathaniel R., Swanhart, Mackenzie Lee, Ferguson, Samuel Andrew, Stewart, Scott James
• Primary Examiner(s): Laflame, Jr., Michael A
• Application Number:
  US16/357,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20190231138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 176 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/13 using water or steam
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 5/17 in a gaseous atmosphere with forced air or gas circulation, in vacuum or under pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 2027/008 for cooking pasta under pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 2027/043 for cooking food in steam
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/004 with integral electrical heating means drinking cups with integral heating means A47J36/2466
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/04 for cooking food in steam; Devices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam ; Vacuum cooking vessels steam-heated vessels for hotels, restaurants or canteens A47J27/16
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/08 Pressure-cookers; Lids or locking devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/0802 Control mechanisms for pressure-cookers
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/0804 Locking devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/086 with built-in heating means adaptations of automatic switches for the heating means A47J27/62
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/12 Devices for holding lids in open position on the container
• 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 37/0629 with electric heating elements
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0641 with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/1266 Control devices, e.g. to control temperature, level or quality of the frying liquid
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 39/003 with forced air circulation
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/0772 activated by the proper positioning of the cover
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/087 of electric circuits regulating heat
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0205 using a fusible material

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A lid is movably attached to the housing. The lid is moveable about a hinged axis between an open position and a closed position. A foot for supporting the housing is substantially vertically aligned with the hinge axis to stabilize the housing when the housing is oriented at a 15 degree angle and the lid is in the open position.

Claims

1. A cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system comprising:

a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber;

a lid movably attached to said housing, said lid being moveable about a hinged axis between an open position and a closed position; and

a foot for supporting said housing, said foot being aligned with said hinge axis to stabilize said housing when said housing is oriented at a 15 degree angle and said lid is in said open position,

wherein said foot extends in a horizontal direction beyond an outermost extent of a vertical wall of said housing.

2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein said housing further comprises a spine and said lid is coupled to said housing at an upper portion of said spine.

3. The cooking system of claim 1, the cooking system further comprising a second foot, said foot and said second foot being disposed at opposing sides of said housing.

4. The cooking system of claim 3, wherein said foot is larger in at least one dimension than said second foot.

5. The cooking system of claim 4, wherein said foot extends a first distance from said housing and said second foot extends a second distance from said housing, said first distance being greater than said second distance.

6. The cooking system of claim 1, further comprising a shock absorbing material disposed at a contact surface of said foot.

7. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of cooking modes, wherein in a first cooking mode of the plurality of cooking modes, the lid is in said closed position and closes said hollow chamber of said housing.

8. The cooking system of claim 7, further comprising a second lid that is mountable to said housing and is adapted to close said hollow chamber.

9. The cooking system of claim 7, wherein said second lid is mountable to said housing to seal said hollow interior when said lid is in said open position.

10. The cooking system of claim 9, wherein said second lid seals said hollow interior when said cooking system is in a second cooking mode of said plurality of cooking modes.

11. The cooking system of claim 1, further including an insert for supporting the food item, said insert being receivable within said food container.