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US5079408A
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Drip pan
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-11-29
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2010-11-29
Abstract
Abstract An insulated drip pan assembly for a cooking range including an upper pan and a lower pan between which insulation is sandwiched; the two pans and insulation cooperating together to reduce both the time and energy required to cook food in a cooking vessel located on the range.
Inventors
- 👤 W. M. Jordan, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:17
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C15/00; F24C15/14; F24C15/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
An insulated drip pan assembly for being disposed beneath a heating element of a stove, comprising: a first pan comprising a central bowl member having an upper surface and a lower surface; an insulating member disposed beneath said lower surface of said bowl member; and securing means for securing said insulating member in insulating relationship to said bowl member for arresting the flow of heat away form said lower surface of said bowl member, said securing means comprising a second pan disposed beneath of said insulating material for sandwiching said insulating member between said first pan and said second pan, and means for connecting said second pan to said first pan; wherein said first pan further comprising a first flange protruding outwardly from the lower surface of said bowl member, said second pan further comprising a second flange protruding outwardly from said second pan and being received beneath and secured to said first flange, and said bowl member being provided with an upstanding first annular sleeve in its central portion, said first annular sleeve defining a first central opening and said second pan being provided with an upstanding second annular sleeve in its central portion, said second annular sleeve defining a second central opening, said second annular sleeve protruding through said first central opening and fixed to said first sleeve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
An insulated drip pan assembly for being disposed beneath a heating element of a stove, comprising: a first pan comprising a central bowl member having an upper surface and a lower surface; an insulating member disposed beneath said lower surface of said bowl member; and securing means for securing said insulating member in insulating relationship to said bowl member for arresting the flow of heat away form said lower surface of said bowl member, said securing means comprising a second pan disposed beneath of said insulating material for sandwiching said insulating member between said first pan and said second pan, and means for connecting said second pan to said first pan; wherein said first pan further comprising a first flange protruding outwardly from the lower surface of said bowl member, said second pan further comprising a second flange protruding outwardly from said second pan and being received beneath and secured to said first flange, and said bowl member being provided with an upstanding first annular sleeve in its central portion, said first annular sleeve defining a first central opening and said second pan being provided with an upstanding second annular sleeve in its central portion, said second annular sleeve defining a second central opening, said second annular sleeve protruding through said first central opening and fixed to said first sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The insulated drip pan assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said insulating member is shaped to conform to the lower surface of said bowl member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The insulated drip pan assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said insulating member is a deformable foraminous mat which conforms to the shape the lower surface of said bowl member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The insulated drip pan assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said insulating member extends throughout substantially the entire bottom surface of said pan.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
169 words
An insulated drip pan assembly for being disposed beneath a heating element of a stove, comprising: a first circular pan comprising a first circular bowl member, a peripheral flange connected to a perimeter of said bowl member, and a lip adjoining said flange and located in a parallel spaced apart relationship with respect to said flange, said first pan comprising a centrally located hollow upstanding cylinder in said bowl, and a substantially C-shaped ridge connected to the perimeter of an opening of said cylinder; a second circular pan having a second circular bowl member, a sleeve connected to a perimeter of said second bowl member at one sleeve end, and a second flange adjoining the sleeve at the other sleeve end, said second flange located between said first flange and said lip, said second pan further comprising a centrally located, upwardly extending, hollow cylinder in said second bowl member, the perimeter of said cylinder abutting said C-shaped ridge; and an insulating member sandwiched between said first and second pans.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
169 words
An insulated drip pan assembly for being disposed beneath a heating element of a stove, comprising: a first circular pan comprising a first circular bowl member, a peripheral flange connected to a perimeter of said bowl member, and a lip adjoining said flange and located in a parallel spaced apart relationship with respect to said flange, said first pan comprising a centrally located hollow upstanding cylinder in said bowl, and a substantially C-shaped ridge connected to the perimeter of an opening of said cylinder; a second circular pan having a second circular bowl member, a sleeve connected to a perimeter of said second bowl member at one sleeve end, and a second flange adjoining the sleeve at the other sleeve end, said second flange located between said first flange and said lip, said second pan further comprising a centrally located, upwardly extending, hollow cylinder in said second bowl member, the perimeter of said cylinder abutting said C-shaped ridge; and an insulating member sandwiched between said first and second pans.
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