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US3339477A
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Display cooking apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-07
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Granted: 1967-09-05
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Expires: 1986-03-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert G Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-26 05:12
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/04; A47J37/043; H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/0033; H05B3/0071; H05B3/0076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
256 words
IN A DISPLAY COOKER PROVIDED FOR COOKING, DISPLAYING AND SERVING MEAT INCLUDING: A BASE MEMBER; A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS CARRIED ON SAID BASE MEMBER; A ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT BEING DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID SPACED SUPPORT MEMBERS AND TERMINATING WITHIN AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SPACED SUPPORT MEMBERS; A MEAT CARRIER OPEN AT ITS TOP POSITIONED ON SAID ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT, SAID CARRIER INCLUDING A BASE PORTION FOR RECEIVING AND ENCOMPASSING A LOWER PORTION OF SAID MEAT WHILE PERMITTING SAID MEAT TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR COOKING AND FOR CARVING; POWER OPERATED MEANS DRIVING SAID VERTICAL SHAFT FOR CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING SAID MEAT WHILE COOKING WITHIN SAID SPACED VERTICAL SUPPORTS; A PLURALITY OF SPACED PIVOTAL MOUNTING DEVICES BEING CARRIED BY SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS; AN INFRARED LAMP AND THE LIKE BEING CARRIED ON EACH OF SAID PIVOTAL MOUNTING DEVICES FOR FOCUSING INFRARED RAYS FROM SAID LAMP ON DESIRED AREAS OF SAID MEAT SO AS TO COOK SELECTED AREAS OF SAID MEAT TO DESIRED DEGREES OF DONENESS AS THE MEAT TURNS WITHIN THE VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS; SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS BEING SPACED SO THAT THE INTERMEDIATELY DISPOSED MEAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL SIDES; WHEREBY SAID MEAT CARRIER SECURELY SUPPORTS MEAT SIMPLY PLACED THEREON FOR ROTATION INTERMEDIATE THE INFRARED LAMPS SO THAT THE MEAT IS DISPLAYED WHILE IT IS COOKING AND MEAT OF DESIRED DEGREES OF DONENESS CAN BE CARVED AND SERVED FROM THE MEAT CARRIER WITH MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS AND THE MEAT CARRIER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
256 words
IN A DISPLAY COOKER PROVIDED FOR COOKING, DISPLAYING AND SERVING MEAT INCLUDING: A BASE MEMBER; A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS CARRIED ON SAID BASE MEMBER; A ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT BEING DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID SPACED SUPPORT MEMBERS AND TERMINATING WITHIN AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SPACED SUPPORT MEMBERS; A MEAT CARRIER OPEN AT ITS TOP POSITIONED ON SAID ROTATABLE VERTICAL SHAFT, SAID CARRIER INCLUDING A BASE PORTION FOR RECEIVING AND ENCOMPASSING A LOWER PORTION OF SAID MEAT WHILE PERMITTING SAID MEAT TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR COOKING AND FOR CARVING; POWER OPERATED MEANS DRIVING SAID VERTICAL SHAFT FOR CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING SAID MEAT WHILE COOKING WITHIN SAID SPACED VERTICAL SUPPORTS; A PLURALITY OF SPACED PIVOTAL MOUNTING DEVICES BEING CARRIED BY SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS; AN INFRARED LAMP AND THE LIKE BEING CARRIED ON EACH OF SAID PIVOTAL MOUNTING DEVICES FOR FOCUSING INFRARED RAYS FROM SAID LAMP ON DESIRED AREAS OF SAID MEAT SO AS TO COOK SELECTED AREAS OF SAID MEAT TO DESIRED DEGREES OF DONENESS AS THE MEAT TURNS WITHIN THE VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS; SAID VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS BEING SPACED SO THAT THE INTERMEDIATELY DISPOSED MEAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL SIDES; WHEREBY SAID MEAT CARRIER SECURELY SUPPORTS MEAT SIMPLY PLACED THEREON FOR ROTATION INTERMEDIATE THE INFRARED LAMPS SO THAT THE MEAT IS DISPLAYED WHILE IT IS COOKING AND MEAT OF DESIRED DEGREES OF DONENESS CAN BE CARVED AND SERVED FROM THE MEAT CARRIER WITH MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBERS AND THE MEAT CARRIER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-04 | 1971-03-06 | 1971-09-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-04 | 1975-03-06 | 1975-09-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-04 | 1979-03-06 | 1979-09-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |