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Cooking utensil
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-10-24
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2005-10-24
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a multiple-food cooker that includes an outer pot containing several smaller pots shaped to fit inside and supported on a rack, and each smaller pot having ears for easy grasp to lift out when hot; the outer pot being closable by a cover.
Inventors
- 👤 Elsie J. Lederman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:40
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J27/00; A47J27/12; A47J27/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A cooking utensil comprising, in combination, an outer pot, a removable rack placed in said outer pot, positioning means on said rack for preventing rotation of the rack within the outer pot, a plurality of open topped, small inner pots removably suspended from said rack, said outer pot being circular in shape and each said inner pots being wedge-shaped for all said inner pots fitting inside said circular outer pot, ear means on each of said inner pots and contained within said outer pot for lifting the inner pots from said rack and said outer pot, and a single removable cover closing said outer pot and simultaneously serving as the top of each of said inner pots.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A cooking utensil comprising, in combination, an outer pot, a removable rack placed in said outer pot, positioning means on said rack for preventing rotation of the rack within the outer pot, a plurality of open topped, small inner pots removably suspended from said rack, said outer pot being circular in shape and each said inner pots being wedge-shaped for all said inner pots fitting inside said circular outer pot, ear means on each of said inner pots and contained within said outer pot for lifting the inner pots from said rack and said outer pot, and a single removable cover closing said outer pot and simultaneously serving as the top of each of said inner pots.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said outer pot includes a stationary base upon which said cooking utensil is placeable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination as set forth in claim 2, wherein said base comprises an electric heater appliance.
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