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Cooking apparatus

Assignee: DCA Food Industries Inc
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Filing: 1961-08-28
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1981-08-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Dayton O Leiby
  • 👤 Barkalow Frank Douglas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 03:40
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/12; A47J37/1257; A21; A21B; A21B5/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 223 words
A COOKING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OPEN TOPPED VESSEL FOR HOLDING A COOKING LIQUID AND INCLUDING TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRONT, REAR AND SIDE WALLS, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED JOURNAL BRACKETS SEPARABLY MOUNTED IN SAID VESSEL ADJACENT SAID SIDE WALLS, EACH BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING PORTION REMOVABLY ENGAGING THE TOP OF THE VESSEL SIDE WALL AND A VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION, A FIRST TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TARY MEMBER NORMALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL AND SEPARABLY JOURNALLED TO AND BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PORTIONS OF SAID JOURNAL BRACKETS AT POINTS ABOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER AND ADJACENT THE FRONT WALL OF THE VESSEL FOR MOVEMENT TO AN INVERTED POSITION FORWARD AND ABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT WALL, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SWINGING SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER INCLUDING A FIRST HANDLE MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER, A SECOND TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TRAY MEMBER NORMALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL REARWARDLY OF SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER AND SEPARATELY INDEPENDENTLY JOURNALLED TO AND BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PORTIONS OF SAID JOURNAL BRACKETS AT POINTS ABOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER AND REARWARDLY OF THE JOURNALS SUPPORTING THE FIRST TRAY FOR MOVEMENT TO AN INVERTED POSITION ABOVE SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SWINGING SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER INCLUDING A SECOND HANDLE COUPLED TO SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 223 words
A COOKING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OPEN TOPPED VESSEL FOR HOLDING A COOKING LIQUID AND INCLUDING TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRONT, REAR AND SIDE WALLS, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED JOURNAL BRACKETS SEPARABLY MOUNTED IN SAID VESSEL ADJACENT SAID SIDE WALLS, EACH BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING PORTION REMOVABLY ENGAGING THE TOP OF THE VESSEL SIDE WALL AND A VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION, A FIRST TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TARY MEMBER NORMALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL ADJACENT SAID FRONT WALL AND SEPARABLY JOURNALLED TO AND BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PORTIONS OF SAID JOURNAL BRACKETS AT POINTS ABOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER AND ADJACENT THE FRONT WALL OF THE VESSEL FOR MOVEMENT TO AN INVERTED POSITION FORWARD AND ABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT WALL, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SWINGING SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER INCLUDING A FIRST HANDLE MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER, A SECOND TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TRAY MEMBER NORMALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VESSEL REARWARDLY OF SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER AND SEPARATELY INDEPENDENTLY JOURNALLED TO AND BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PORTIONS OF SAID JOURNAL BRACKETS AT POINTS ABOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER AND REARWARDLY OF THE JOURNALS SUPPORTING THE FIRST TRAY FOR MOVEMENT TO AN INVERTED POSITION ABOVE SAID FIRST TRAY MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SWINGING SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER INCLUDING A SECOND HANDLE COUPLED TO SAID SECOND TRAY MEMBER.

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