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Food holder

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-11-09
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Granted: 1963-04-09
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Expires: 1979-11-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Francis L Dieterich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 07:27
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/04; A47J37/049

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 291 words
A ROTARY FOOD HOLDER FOR COOKING FOOD BY TURNING IT BEFORE A SOURCE OF HEAT COMPRISING: A FIRST FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS AND OPEN IN THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD TO BE GRIPPED THEREIN; A SECOND FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS AND OPEN IN THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD TO BE GRIPPED THEREIN; MEANS CONNECTING THE ENDS OF SAID FIRST FRAME TO THE ENDS OF THE SAID SECOND FRAME FOR ROTATION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO GRIP AND RELEASE FOOD HELD THEREBY AND FOR ROTATION AS A UNIT WITH FOOD GRIPPED THEREIN, SAID FRAMES OUTLINING AND ENCLOSING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON FOOD RECEIVING SPACE; A FIRST FLEXIBLE GRILLWORK MEANS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A FIRST SIDE OF SAID FIRST FRAME AND A FIRST SIDE OF SAID SECOND FRAME; A SECOND FLEXIBLE GRILLWORK MEANS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A SECOND SIDE OF SAID FIRST FRAME AND A SECOND SIDE OF SAID SECOND FRAME, SAID GRILLWORK MEANS BEING OPPOSED SO AS TO RECEIVE AN ARTICLE OF FOOD THEREBETWEEN TO BE GRIPPED THEREBY, SAID GRILLWORK MEANS BEING FREELY FLEXIBLE TRANSVERSELY OF THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FRAMES SO THAT SAID GRILLWORK MEANS WRAP AROUND AND CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF FOOD GRIPPED THEREBETWEEN AS SAID FRAMES ARE RELATIVELY ROTATED IN THE DIRECTION TO INCREASE THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FIRST SIDES AND BETWEEN SAID SECOND SIDES AND STRETCH THE GRILLWORK MEANS, THEREBY AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING AND BALANCING THE FOOD GRIPPED BETWEEN THE GRILLWORK MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FRAMES; AND MEANS FOR URGING SAID FRAMES FOR RELATIVE ROTATION IN THE DIRECTION TOWARD FURTHER SEPARATION OF SAID FIRST SIDES AND OF SAID SECOND SIDES TO STRETCH SAID GRILLWORK MEANS INTO TIGHT, GRIPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH FOOD DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 291 words
A ROTARY FOOD HOLDER FOR COOKING FOOD BY TURNING IT BEFORE A SOURCE OF HEAT COMPRISING: A FIRST FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS AND OPEN IN THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD TO BE GRIPPED THEREIN; A SECOND FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS AND OPEN IN THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD TO BE GRIPPED THEREIN; MEANS CONNECTING THE ENDS OF SAID FIRST FRAME TO THE ENDS OF THE SAID SECOND FRAME FOR ROTATION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO GRIP AND RELEASE FOOD HELD THEREBY AND FOR ROTATION AS A UNIT WITH FOOD GRIPPED THEREIN, SAID FRAMES OUTLINING AND ENCLOSING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON FOOD RECEIVING SPACE; A FIRST FLEXIBLE GRILLWORK MEANS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A FIRST SIDE OF SAID FIRST FRAME AND A FIRST SIDE OF SAID SECOND FRAME; A SECOND FLEXIBLE GRILLWORK MEANS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN A SECOND SIDE OF SAID FIRST FRAME AND A SECOND SIDE OF SAID SECOND FRAME, SAID GRILLWORK MEANS BEING OPPOSED SO AS TO RECEIVE AN ARTICLE OF FOOD THEREBETWEEN TO BE GRIPPED THEREBY, SAID GRILLWORK MEANS BEING FREELY FLEXIBLE TRANSVERSELY OF THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FRAMES SO THAT SAID GRILLWORK MEANS WRAP AROUND AND CONFORM TO THE CONTOUR OF FOOD GRIPPED THEREBETWEEN AS SAID FRAMES ARE RELATIVELY ROTATED IN THE DIRECTION TO INCREASE THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FIRST SIDES AND BETWEEN SAID SECOND SIDES AND STRETCH THE GRILLWORK MEANS, THEREBY AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING AND BALANCING THE FOOD GRIPPED BETWEEN THE GRILLWORK MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FRAMES; AND MEANS FOR URGING SAID FRAMES FOR RELATIVE ROTATION IN THE DIRECTION TOWARD FURTHER SEPARATION OF SAID FIRST SIDES AND OF SAID SECOND SIDES TO STRETCH SAID GRILLWORK MEANS INTO TIGHT, GRIPPING ENGAGEMENT WITH FOOD DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN.

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