Cooking device and components thereof

• US 10,413,121 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2019
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• 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): Jennison, Brian W
• Application Number:
  US16/357,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20190231137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 183 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 cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes. The cooking system includes 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 first lid is adapted to cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The cooking system is operable in an air frying mode and a conductive cooking mode. The upper portion of the housing includes a feature of a locking system for locking a second lid to the housing.

Claims

1. A cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes, 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 first lid adapted to cover said opening to said hollow chamber, the cooking system operating in an air frying mode when said first lid covers said opening to said hollow chamber; and

at least one heating element associated with at least one of said housing and said lid;

a second lid adapted to cover said opening to said hollow chamber and including a locking feature for locking said second lid to said housing, the system operating in conductive mode when said second lid covers said opening to said hollow chamber.

2. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein said locking feature is a bayonet locking feature.

3. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein said locking feature is located about said second lid and said upper portion of said housing.

4. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein said first lid is moveably attached to said housing and is moveable between a first position that covers said opening to said hollow chamber and a second position where said first lid does not cover said opening to said hollow chamber.

5. The cooking system of claim 1, wherein said at least one heating element is disposed within said first lid.

6. The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising an air movement device coupled to at least one of said housing and said lid to circulate air through said hollow interior.

7. The cooking system of claim 6, wherein said air movement device is operable to draw air through said at least one heating element.

8. The cooking system of claim 2, wherein said bayonet locking feature is engageable to lock said second lid to said housing when said conductive cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode.

9. The cooking system of claim 1, where said second lid is a pressure cooking lid.