Enclosed rotisserie with detachable electronic components
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47J-037/04
A47J-037/07
출원번호
US-0648836
(2003-08-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Backus,Alan L.
Popeil,Ron
출원인 / 주소
Backus,Alan L.
Popeil,Ron
대리인 / 주소
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler &
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9인용 특허 :
40
초록▼
The present invention is directed toward an improved rotisserie oven, having the following features: a removable side mounted control box; single wall oven cabinet construction; single wall oven cabinet construction with tabs protruding from the lower side edges of the oven cabinet which mount feet
The present invention is directed toward an improved rotisserie oven, having the following features: a removable side mounted control box; single wall oven cabinet construction; single wall oven cabinet construction with tabs protruding from the lower side edges of the oven cabinet which mount feet to support the cabinet; a rigid heat coil structurally connected to the removable control box; a heat coil, supported by a bracket within the oven cabinet which both allows the heat coil to be slid in and out of the oven cabinet and allows for expansion of the heat coil when the coil is energized; a light bulb integrated with the removable control box so that the bulb's globe protrudes into the interior of the oven cabinet when the control box is mounted on the oven cabinet; a drive mechanism integrated into the removable control box which allows the control box to be easily removed from the oven cabinet; a drip pan located below the spit, which has its liquid catching reservoir recessed in from the pan's perimeter; a drip pan cover with an array of small holes recessed into its surface; a spit assembly, whose axis of rotation is located closer to a glass view port located on the oven cabinet's exterior than to the heater located within the oven cabinet; and a spit assembly, whose axis of rotation is located closer to the oven cabinet's loading door than to the top, bottom, back and heat coil within the oven cabinet, using the rotisserie in combination with specific foods and eating schedule, to help people lose weight.
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What is claimed is: 1. A horizontal spit rotisserie oven comprising: a cabinet having a plurality of side walls, each having an interior face and exterior face, and resting on a horizontal surface; a spit assembly that can be positioned within the cabinet; and a control box comprising an activatio
What is claimed is: 1. A horizontal spit rotisserie oven comprising: a cabinet having a plurality of side walls, each having an interior face and exterior face, and resting on a horizontal surface; a spit assembly that can be positioned within the cabinet; and a control box comprising an activation switch and a spit assembly drive mechanism, wherein the control box is attached to a cooking heating member, wherein the control box is mounted on the exterior of one of the side walls of the cabinet by a manually activated latch, wherein the control box and the cooking heating member can be manually removed from the cabinet, and wherein when the control box is mounted on the exterior of one of the side walls of the cabinet, the cooking heating member and the spit drive mechanism driving the spit are positioned within the cabinet. 2. The horizontal spit rotisserie oven of claim 1 wherein the cooking heating member can be manually removed from the cabinet without the use of tools. 3. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the side walls of the cabinet each have only a single panel between their interior and exterior faces. 4. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet has an opening through which food is loaded into the cabinet, and the opening is covered by a door having an interior and exterior face wherein the door has only a single panel between its interior and exterior faces. 5. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet has an opening through which food is loaded into the oven cabinet, and the opening is covered by a door and the door can slide under the oven cabinet and the door can be lowered below the horizontal surface on which the rotisserie rests. 6. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the control box is removed from the cabinet by pulling the control box generally orthogonally away from the side wall on which the control box is mounted. 7. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the activation switch is a countdown timer which activates and terminates operation of the rotisserie. 8. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the activation switch is a timer which activates a food warming feature after cooking. 9. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the spit drive mechanism is a gear reduced electric motor. 10. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the control box has a light which illuminates an interior of the cabinet when the control box is mounted on the cabinet. 11. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 10 wherein a globe of the light protrudes into the cabinet. 12. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet comprises side rails which support it above a horizontal surface. 13. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet has a plurality of feet wherein the feet attach to the side walls using tabs extending away from the side walls. 14. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet mounts a food warming tray. 15. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein when the control box is mounted on the cabinet there is an air gap between an outside face of the cabinet and an inside face of the control box. 16. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein the cabinet has a transparent window. 17. The horizontal, spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein an axis of the spit is closer to the window than to the cooking heating member. 18. The horizontal spit rotisserie of claim 1 wherein a frontal portion of the cabinet is inclined. 19. A horizontal spit rotisserie oven comprising: a cabinet having a plurality of side walls, each having an interior face and exterior face, and resting on a horizontal surface; a spit assembly that can be positioned within the cabinet; and a control box comprising an activation switch and a spit assembly drive mechanism, wherein the control box is attached to a cooking heating member, wherein the control box is mounted on the exterior of one of the side walls of the cabinet by a manually activated latch, wherein the control box and the cooking heating member can be manually removed from the cabinet, and wherein the cooking heating member is at least one of an electric, resistive, or tubular heating element. 20. A horizontal spit rotisserie oven comprising: a cabinet having a plurality of side walls, each having an interior face and exterior face, and resting on a horizontal surface; a spit assembly that can be positioned within the cabinet; and a control box comprising an activation switch and a spit assembly drive mechanism, wherein the control box is attached to a cooking heating member, wherein the control box is mounted on the exterior of one of the side walls of the cabinet by a manually activated latch, wherein the control box and the cooking heating member can be manually removed from the cabinet, and wherein the cooking heating member helps structurally support the control box to be mounted to the cabinet. 21. A food cooking rotisserie, comprising: an enclosure with a plurality of peripheral walls; a spit assembly capable of being positioned within the enclosure; a control box removably coupled to the exterior of one of the peripheral walls of the enclosure by a manually activated latch; a cooking heat source formed integrally with the control box; and a spit drive mechanism formed integrally with the control box, wherein the control box, the cooking heat source and the spit drive mechanism are manually removable from the enclosure without use of tools and wherein the cooking heat source and the spit drive mechanism are positioned within the cabinet. 22. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 21 wherein the enclosure has a transparent window. 23. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 22 wherein an axis of the spit is closer to the transparent window than to the cooking heat source. 24. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 21 wherein the enclosure has an access door. 25. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 24 wherein an axis of the spit is closer to the access door than to the cooking heat source. 26. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 21 wherein, when the control box is coupled to the enclosure, there is an air gap between an outside face of the enclosure and an inside face of the control box. 27. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 21 wherein the side walls of the enclosure each has only a single panel between their interior and exterior faces. 28. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 21 wherein the enclosure has an opening through which food is loaded into the enclosure, and the opening is covered by a door having an interior and exterior face wherein the door has only a single panel between its interior and exterior faces. 29. The food cooking rotisserie of claim 28 wherein the rotisserie rests on a horizontal surface and the door can drop below the horizontal surface.
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