US4924049A
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Bacon Box
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-06-21
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2009-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A bacon box includes a base rack unit over which bacon is hung for cooking and a cover unit for the base rack unit. The base rack unit design is rectangular with approximate dimensions of six inches high, three inches wide and seven inches long. This overall dimensioning is achieved by use of a base rack unit including two vertical end plates six inches high by three inches wide. The end plates are connected to each other by two parallel upper support rods spaced approximately one inch apart and by two parallel lower support rods spaced approximately one inch apart and in vertical alignment with the upper support rods. All four support rods are approximately seven inches long. The upper support rods are located about 3/8 of an inch from the top plane of the vertical end plates. The lower support rods are positioned about 11/4 inches below the upper support rods. The cover unit fits snugly over the top and along the sides of the base rack unit. The cover unit performs the function of making the bacon box into a combined convection oven and moisturizing chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred E. Dexter, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J36/00; A47J36/02; A47J36/027; A47J37/00; A47J37/06; A47J37/0694; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S99/00; Y10S99/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A box for microwave cooking, said box comprising: a base rack unit having support means for supporting a central portion of a bacon strip to be heated so that lateral portions of the bacon strip hang downwardly from said support means when the central portion of the bacon strip is supported by said support means, and a cover unit removably mounted on said base rack unit and defining with said base rack unit an enclosed cooking space for microwave cooking, said cover unit fitting on said base rack unit so as to define a relief space for excess vapors to escape from the enclosed cooking space when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, said base rack unit including side plates having longitudinally extending supports extending between said side plates to form said support means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A box for microwave cooking, said box comprising: a base rack unit having support means for supporting a central portion of a bacon strip to be heated so that lateral portions of the bacon strip hang downwardly from said support means when the central portion of the bacon strip is supported by said support means, and a cover unit removably mounted on said base rack unit and defining with said base rack unit an enclosed cooking space for microwave cooking, said cover unit fitting on said base rack unit so as to define a relief space for excess vapors to escape from the enclosed cooking space when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, said base rack unit including side plates having longitudinally extending supports extending between said side plates to form said support means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rod extends between said side plates below each of said supports in a same vertical plane as said supports for spacing ends of the lateral portions as they hang from said supports.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover unit includes side edges and said base rack unit includes projections defining channels for receipt of said side edges of said cover unit for snugly mounting of said cover unit on said base rack unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A box for microwave cooking as claim in claim 1, wherein said supports extend horizontally between said side plate which extend vertically.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 4, wherein said supports are located adjacent to an uppermost edge of said side plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cover unit includes handle portions which project beyond said side plates when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
A bacon box for microwave cooking of bacon strips, said bacon box comprising: a base rack unit having two vertically extending side plate interconnected by two pairs of two parallel, horizontally extending rods for supporting a bacon strip to be heated by uppermost rods and for spacing lower portions of the bacon strip by lowermost rods, each of said rods in each pair of rods being vertically spaced from each other, and a cover unit having parallel side walls interconnected by a top plate, and a channel formed on opposite, lateral side edges of said side plates for receipt of opposite, lateral side edges of said side walls when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, said cover unit being slidably mounted on said base rack unit to a point where said top plate contacts an uppermost edge of said side plates to define a relief space for cooking vapors between a lowermost edge of said side walls and a lowermost edge of said side plates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
169 words
A bacon box for microwave cooking of bacon strips, said bacon box comprising: a base rack unit having two vertically extending side plate interconnected by two pairs of two parallel, horizontally extending rods for supporting a bacon strip to be heated by uppermost rods and for spacing lower portions of the bacon strip by lowermost rods, each of said rods in each pair of rods being vertically spaced from each other, and a cover unit having parallel side walls interconnected by a top plate, and a channel formed on opposite, lateral side edges of said side plates for receipt of opposite, lateral side edges of said side walls when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, said cover unit being slidably mounted on said base rack unit to a point where said top plate contacts an uppermost edge of said side plates to define a relief space for cooking vapors between a lowermost edge of said side walls and a lowermost edge of said side plates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 7, wherein a cooking space is defined between said side plates, said side walls and said top plate when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
150 words
A box for microwave cooking, said box comprising: a base rack unit having support means for supporting a central portion of a bacon strip to be heated so that lateral portions of the bacon strip hang downwardly from said support means when the central portion of the bacon strip is supported by said support means, and a cover unit removably mounted on said base rack unit and defining with said base rack unit an enclosed cooking space for microwave cooking, said cover unit fitting on said base rack unit so as to define a relief space for excess vapors to escape from the enclosed cooking space when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, the relief space being located between a lowermost edge of said cover unit and a lowermost edge of said base rack unit when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
150 words
A box for microwave cooking, said box comprising: a base rack unit having support means for supporting a central portion of a bacon strip to be heated so that lateral portions of the bacon strip hang downwardly from said support means when the central portion of the bacon strip is supported by said support means, and a cover unit removably mounted on said base rack unit and defining with said base rack unit an enclosed cooking space for microwave cooking, said cover unit fitting on said base rack unit so as to define a relief space for excess vapors to escape from the enclosed cooking space when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit, the relief space being located between a lowermost edge of said cover unit and a lowermost edge of said base rack unit when said cover unit is mounted on said base rack unit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 9, wherein said base rack unit includes projections defining channels for receipt of side edges of said cover unit for snugly mounting of said cover unit on said base rack unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 9, wherein said base rack unit includes side plates having longitudinally extending support rods extending between said side plates to form said support means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 11, wherein an additional rod extends between said side plates below each of said support rods in a same vertical plane as said support rods.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 11, wherein said support rods extend horizontally between said side plates which extend vertically.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A box for microwave cooking as claimed in claim 13, wherein said support rods are located adjacent to an uppermost edge of said side plates.
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