Roaster

US7053337B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Salton, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Gary Ragan · Lebanon, US
• John McNair · Yuen Long, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 10, 2003
• Grant date: May 30, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J37/0629
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A roaster includes an upper pan including an upper side wall and an upper pan heating element inside the upper tub. The roaster further includes a lower pan connected to the upper tub, the lower pan including a lower side wall and a lower pan heating element inside the lower tub. An upper pan fixed temperature regulator and a lower pan fixed temperature regulator may be preset to different selected temperatures. The roaster may also include a grease drain opening through the lower tub. Temperature and timer control logic are provided for the upper pan heating element and the lower pan heating element. In order to set cooking time, the roaster includes a control interface that includes, in one embodiment, a time increment button and a time decrement button.