Cooking pan lid and cooking device incorporating same
US5865101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/912
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooking device including cooking chamber, e.g. abraising pan, and a lid pivotally mounted to the chamber and arranged to be raised from a closed position to an open position and vice versa. The chamber includes plural sidewalls, each having a top edge lying in a common plane. The lid includes a top wall with an apron projecting downwardly from the top wall along the front and sides of its periphery. A pair of handles to raise and lower the lid are provided on the sides of the apron. A drip shield projects upward at an angle to the top wall of the lid along a rear portion of the periphery of the lid. The drip shield has a lower free edge which is spaced above the top edge of the cooking chamber when the lid is in the closed position to form a vent for excess steam to exit from the cooking chamber. The apron forms a convection flow space between it and the sidewalls of the cooking chamber. The convection flow space is in communication with the excess steam vent, whereupon air may enter between the apron and the sidewalls of the cooking chamber and flow in a convection flow path to cool the apron. Excess steam produced by the operation of the cooking device is carried through the ve…
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