Cooking apparatus with adjustable fuel support
US8485176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J2037/0795
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooking apparatus with a cooking container in which is received a fuel component support device. The cooking apparatus having an adjustment mechanism drivingly connected with the fuel component support device. The adjustment mechanism includes a handle section and an interconnected shaft assembly connected with the handle section, the interconnected shaft assembly including a first shaft section and a linkage assembly drivingly connected to the first shaft section and positioned between a base portion of the cooking container and the fuel component support device such that rotation of the first shaft, as by a vertical swinging of the handle section, produces an opposite direction change in vertical height in the linkage assembly and the supported fuel component support device. A handle engagement section is provided as in one that includes a plurality of height position stop engagement locations. Also, in an embodiment, the handle section is releasably engageable with the engagement locations as to releasably fix the fuel component support rack at one of a plurality of different height positions.
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