Cooking iron

Claim 2

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, foodpiercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship; e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforaTions, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous; f. heating means for electrically heating said upper and lower platen surfaces; and g. a temperature controller capable of sensing the temperature only of said upper platen and of regulating the temperature thereof.

Claim 3

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous.

Claim 4

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous.

Claim 5

The cooking iron of claim 2 additionally comprising lock means for locking said stripper plates to said bottom platen.

Claim 6

The cooking iron of claim 2 wherein said alignment means includes hinge means for connecting adjacent edges of said upper and lower platens.

Claim 7

The cooking iron of claim 2 wherein said hinge means includes spring means normally urging said adjacent edges apart.

Claim 8

The cooking iron according to claim 2 in which said pressural means include a. a pair of spaced, parallel camming members positioned on said upper platen, said members each having an arcuate, upper camming surface, and b. a cam follower including two legs and a cross bar connecting the legs at one end thereof, the free ends of said legs being pivotally connected to the bottom platen at opposing sides thereof, each leg having at a point along its length a projection adapted to engage one of said arcuate camming surfaces such that when said cam follower is operated, said upper platen is cammed downwardly into facing, closed relationship with said bottom platen.

Claim 9

The cooking iron of claim 2 including a temperature controller capable of sensing the temperature only of said upper platen and of regulating the temperature thereof.

Claim 10

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. lower platen having a flat upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. spring loaded hinge means coupling adjacent edges of said lower and upper platens, said hinge means permitting and urging vertical separation of said adjacent edges and permitting pivotal displacement of said upper platen with respect to said lower platen; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing closed relationship, said pressural means including arcuate camming means having a camming surface and rigidly attached to said upper platen and cam follower means pivotally coupled to said lower platen such that movement of said cam follower means over said camming surface urges said upper platen into facing, closed relationship with said lower platen; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each stripper plate having a plurality of perforations therethrough corresponding in position respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens, said perforations having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said respective needles at their juncture with said respective upper and lower surfaces, said lower and upper platens being adapted to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations.

Claim 11

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. lower platen having a flat upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. spring loaded hinge means coupling adjacent edges of said lower and upper platens, said hinge means permitting and urging vertical separation of said adjacent edges and permitting pivotal displacement of said upper platen with respect to said lower platen; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing closed relationship, said pressural means including arcuate camming means having a camming surface and rigidly attached to said upper platen and cam follower means pivotally coupled to said lower platen such that movement of said cam follower means over said camming surface urges said upper platen into facing, closed relationship with said lower platen; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each stripper plate having a plurality of perforations therethrough corresponding in position respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens, said perforations having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said respective needles at their juncture with said respective upper and lower surfaces, said lower and upper platens being adapted to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations.

Claim 12

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship; e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous; and f. lock means for locking said stripper plates to said bottom platen.

Claim 13

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship; e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous; and f. lock means for locking said stripper plates to said bottom platen.

Claim 14

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship and comprising, on opposed platens, camming means including an arcuate camming surface and a cam follower adapted to engage said arcuate camming surface such that when said cam follower is operated, said upper platen is cammed downwardly into facing closed relationship with said bottom platen; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous.

Claim 15

Cooking iron comprising, in combination, a. a lower platen having a flat, upper surface bearing a plurality of upwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles; b. an upper platen adapted to be centered above and aligned with said lower platen, said upper platen having a flat, lower surface bearing a plurality of downwardly extending, food-piercing metal needles positioned to fit between the upwardly extending needles of said lower platen; c. alignment means for positioning said upper and lower platens in facing relationship; d. pressural means for urging said platens into facing, closed relationship and comprising, on opposed platens, camming means including an arcuate camming surface and a cam follower adapted to engage said arcuate camming surface such that when said cam follower is operated, said upper platen is cammed downwardly into facing closed relationship with said bottom platen; and e. lower and upper metal stripper plates, each having a plurality of perforations corresponding in position and diameter respectively to the needles of said lower and upper platens so as to removably lie in facing engagement with said upper and lower surfaces, the needles of said surfaces protruding through said perforations, said stripper plates having handle portions extending outwardly therefrom such that when said platens are in facing, closed relationship, said handle portions are contiguous.