U.S. patent number 3,566,776 [Application Number 04/770,498] was granted by the patent office on 1971-03-02 for wire roasting frame.
Invention is credited to Garth L. Young, Jr., Virginia M. Young.
United States Patent |
3,566,776 |
Young , et al. |
March 2, 1971 |
WIRE ROASTING FRAME
Abstract
A pair of brackets are integrally secured about a roast to aid
in handling. One of the brackets includes at least one hook
integral with the bracket body for cooperating with parts on the
other bracket to temporarily secure the brackets to one another
about the roast, permitting the entire assembly to be handled as a
unit.
Inventors: |
Young; Virginia M. (Los
Angeles, CA), Young, Jr.; Garth L. (Los Angeles, CA) |
Family
ID: |
25088756 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/770,498 |
Filed: |
October 25, 1968 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
99/426;
D7/409 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47J
43/18 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47J
43/18 (20060101); A47J 43/00 (20060101); A47i
036/22 () |
Field of
Search: |
;15/3.1,94 ;217/122,124
;126/137,224,14,147,165
;99/426,427,444,445,446,449,450,418,351,402,419,394 ;220/19,4 (E)/
;294/1,9 ;68/197,199,210 ;134/84 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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177,647 |
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Apr 1922 |
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GB |
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747,800 |
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Apr 1933 |
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FR |
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Primary Examiner: Scheel; Walter A.
Assistant Examiner: Machlin; Leon G.
Claims
I claim:
1. A roasting aid device, comprising an upper bracket and a lower
bracket, each bracket including a pair of spaced longitudinal frame
members and a pair of end members attached to the ends of the frame
members, handles integral with said end members, and flat rigid
braces connected to said frame members, said braces being spaced
apart from each other along said frame members and end portions of
certain of said cross members of one of the brackets extending
beyond said frame members and formed into hooks for cooperative
engagement with the frame members of the other bracket, and in
which the braces of the upper bracket interconnect the frame
members at longitudinal positions different than those of the lower
bracket whereby nesting of the brackets can be accomplished without
obstruction of the braces.
2. In a meat roasting device comprising an upper bracket and a
lower bracket, each bracket having an outer frame member arranged
in a closed path and flat metal cross braces interconnecting
opposite sides of the frame members at spaced intervals, and
handles connected to the frame members the improvement comprising:
the end portion of at least one of the cross braces extending
outwardly of the frame member and formed at substantially ninety
degrees to the plane of the frame member with the terminus of said
end portion being folded back over itself to form a hook for being
removably received about the frame member of the other bracket and
the braces of the upper bracket interconnecting the frame members
at positions different from those at which the braces interconnect
the lower bracket frame members.
3. A pair of brackets for use as a roasting aid, comprising:
each bracket including spaced longitudinal frame members connected
at the ends thereof by a pair of members;
handles integral with said end members;
a plurality of flat rigid braces connected to said frame members in
spaced apart relation along said frame members, the braces of the
one bracket connected to the frame members at a relative spacing
different from that of the braces of the other bracket;
end portions of at least one of said cross members extending beyond
the frame members for cooperative engagement with the frame members
of the other bracket to secure meat therebetween during
manipulative movement of the meat; and
said brackets further including leg members for supporting the
bracket in such manner that the braces form a surface on which the
meat is restingly received during disengagement of the two
brackets.
Description
The present invention relates generally to a device for aiding in
the roasting and grilling of beef, lamb, pork and fowl, referred to
herein by the generic term meats.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In U.S. Pat. No. 3,359,889, entitled TURKEY TURNER by Virginia M.
Young and Garth L. Young, Jr., issued on Dec. 26, 1967, there is
disclosed a culinary device aiding in the handling of meats of all
kinds during roasting and grilling thereof. The patented device
comprises generally a pair of frames, each having spaced
longitudinal frame members with spaced interconnecting cross
members. Handles are provided on opposite ends of the frames in
paired sets which can be handheld to secure the frames to the meat
during manipulation. A further aspect is use of spring hooks to
interconnect adjacent frame members of the two frames.
Although the patented handle version is usually satisfactory, in
the case of relatively heavy meat there is a certain hand strength
requirement on the part of the user to hold the brackets onto the
meat during movement. And, in the further aspects of the patented
turner apparatus swinging hooks carried by the bracket side frame
members interconnect the bracket frames via helical springs. The
provision of such spring hooks adds significantly to manufacturing
costs, as well as necessitating additional manipulative effort by
the user in assembling and disassembling the frames with the
meat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND DRAWINGS
A pair of brackets are provided, each consisting generally of
longitudinally extending frame members braced by cross members. At
least one of the brackets includes integral extensions of the cross
members that are formed into hooks for securingly engaging the
longitudinal frame members of the other bracket during
assembly.
In the Drawings:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the roasting device of
the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an elevational partially sectional view of the device of
FIG. 1 shown assembled.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the device of the invention
depicted with the brackets nested together for storage.
DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now particularly to FIG. 1, the roasting and
grilling aid device of this invention, identified generally as 10
is seen to include an upper bracket 11 and lower bracket 12 which
are secured about the meat 13 in a manner to be described.
Lower bracket 12 is generally rectangular in plan view, with the
frame outline being defined by a solid tubular frame member 14. The
frame member includes a pair of elongated parallel sides and the
ends are formed into outwardly extending handles or grips 15.
A plurality of cross braces 16 of flat, rectangular metal stock
interconnect the parallel sides of the frame member providing
support and rigidity to the bracket as well as forming a bed on
which the meat rests. As shown best in FIGS. 2 and 3, the braces
are arranged with their flat surfaces upwardly directed and are
each formed into a generally V-shape as viewed along the long
dimension of the bracket collectively forming a concave upward bed
for the meat. Although a number of satisfactory securing techniques
may be used, it is contemplated that the braces are to be spot
welded to the frame member 14.
The endmost braces include portions extending outwardly beyond the
frame member 14 which are formed upwardly at substantially 90
degrees to the plane of the frame member. These extensions have
their respective termina formed into curved hooks 17 and 18. As
will be described, these hooks engage the long side of the upper
bracket frame member for temporarily relating the two brackets to
one another permitting a clamping engagement of the meat.
A pair of rectangular supporting feet 19 and 20 are secured to the
lower surface of the cross braces which include the hooks 17 and
18.
Upper bracket 11 is of generally similar construction as the lower
bracket except that no hooks are included. Also, as a further
aspect of this invention, the cross braces of the upper bracket are
secured to the associate frame member at points different than
those of the lower bracket. By this construction, the entire device
may be stored conveniently when not in use by inverting the upper
bracket and nesting it with the lower bracket as shown in FIG. 4.
With the cross braces arranged in staggered relation nesting in a
compact manner can be accomplished since the braces do not
interfere with one another.
Although the primary utility in the present invention is the
cooperative use of the upper and lower brackets for retaining meat
therebetween and transporting or manipulation of the meat by
gripping members 15 of each of the brackets, a further manner of
use of the invention is the support of the meat on one of the
brackets. In this latter case, the meat may be moved or
repositioned within the oven or actually removed from the oven by
gripping the handles 15.
Although only one specific embodiment of the present invention has
been described and illustrated herein, many changes and
modifications will, of course, suggest themselves to those skilled
in the art. This single embodiment has been selected for this
disclosure for the purpose of illustration only. The present
invention, therefore, should not be limited to the embodiment so
selected, the true scope of the invention being defined only in the
appended claims.
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