U.S. patent number 3,814,078 [Application Number 05/347,141] was granted by the patent office on 1974-06-04 for portable stove hood.
Invention is credited to Mary C. Etzcorn.
United States Patent |
3,814,078 |
Etzcorn |
June 4, 1974 |
PORTABLE STOVE HOOD
Abstract
A portable enclosure and safety shield for a counter-top stove
which folds up and is removable when not in use. The unit consists
of folding sides and a top member which join to the hinged stove
cover to segregate the cooking area from adjacent equipment,
furniture and draperies.
Inventors: |
Etzcorn; Mary C. (Niles,
MI) |
Family
ID: |
23362503 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/347,141 |
Filed: |
April 2, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
126/299C;
D7/402 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F24C
15/12 (20130101); F24C 15/28 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F24C
15/36 (20060101); F24C 15/00 (20060101); F24C
15/12 (20060101); F24c 015/12 () |
Field of
Search: |
;126/299 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Favors; Edward G.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Podell; Howard I.
Claims
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire
to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A portable enclosure and safety shield to fit about the sides
and the upraised stove cover of a stove mounted on a kitchen
counter-top, so as to shield adjacent equipment and personnel from
the effects of splattering, heat and flame emanating from cooking
operations of said stove, said enclosure in the attached position
being restrained from sidewise movement on the stove top consisting
of
a stove fitted with a cover plate in the open position over the
stove top, said cover hinged to the back of the stove and fitted
with a hinged bracket fastened to the stove, which holds the cover
plate in place, when open, in a vertical position,
two side panels each hinged to the opposite ends of a cover panel,
said side panels when mounted vertically on each side of said stove
extending from the front to the rear of the stove,
said cover panel being mounted to the top edge of each side panel,
and extending from over the top edge of the open vertical cover of
said stove to approximately the mid-section of said stove,
said panels and cover section being fabricated of a material which
possesses heat and temperature resistant qualities, in which
a side panel of the enclosure is recessed along the rear vertial
edge of the side panel so as to fit between the sides of the open
cover plate of the stove and the hinged bracket attached to the
side of the cover plate which supports said cover plate in the
upraised vertical position.
Description
This application is a refiling of application Ser. No. 223,428
filed Feb. 4, 1972 and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to a portable shield for
attachment to counter-top kitchen stoves, and particularly for use
where such stoves are used in close quarters, such as in trailers
and campers.
More particularly, the invention is directed to a folding hood unit
which is attachable to the conventional hinged cover that serves as
the back shield of such a counter-top stove.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The widespread use of trailers and campers for living quarters
involves the combination in close quarters of kitchen equipment,
furniture and drapes. A potential hazard in such situations is the
close proximity of the conventional counter-top cooking stove to
adjacent equipment and to the occupants of the unit who may be
occupied with other duties adjacent to the stove area. In
particular, the stove conventional counter-top may splatter hot
liquids, or flame over such adjacent areas with resulting damage to
both equipment and personnel.
The counter-top stove utilized in such campers, trailers and mobile
homes has a solid metal top cover which is hinged at the rear of
the top of the stove so as to fold, when the stove is in use, to
become a back shield. The stove unit usually has several top
burners on which are placed the pots to be heated. In a typical
installation, the sink is directly adjacent to one side of the
stove top burner grates, with possibly a dining alcove or chair
located directly adjacent the other side of the stove. Because of
the compactness of the camper or trailer unit, such tight spacing
between the stove and other equipment violates safety standards
normally found in kitchens in fixed quarters.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a
portable hood and shield which may be readily erected to wall off
both sides of such counter-top stoves when the stove burners are
lit, with the portable hood unit fitting into the existing folding
back cover and top of the conventional stove employed in campers,
trailers and mobile homes.
It is a further object of this invention, that the portable hood
and shield unit, when not employed, folds into a compact unit that
is readily stored out of the way in such close quarters.
The invention consists of two wall members, which form the sides of
the hood, each hinged to a flat top member with recesses in the
back edges of the wall members to fit about the hinge bracket
mounting of the folding stove back top cover. The top member of the
device extends, in the attached mode, from the back cover of the
stove to approximately cover the rear half of the stove grave area,
thus permitting normal circulation of air over the cooking area.
The device is fabricated of fireproof and insulated material, and
preferably of a composite structure which may consist of two layers
of metal separated by a layer of asbestos or fibre-glass, or of
such a composite structure in which the external surface may be a
thermoplastic veneer.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING:
The objects and features of the invention may be understood with
reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative
embodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanying
drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the conventional counter-top stove
on which the hood is to be employed;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hood, in the unfolded mode;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the unfolded hood attached to the
stove; and
FIG. 4 is a front view of the hood unit in the folded mode.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:
Turning now descriptively to the drawing, in which similar
reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several
views, FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional counter-top stove 10 used
in campers, mobile homes and trailers. The stove 10 is mounted in
the kitchen counter 11 immediately adjacent the sink 30. Hinged
cover 12 serves as a top to the stove 10, when the stove is not in
use; cover 12 folding back on hinges 13 to serve as a back when the
stove is employed. Folding bracket 14 maintains the cover 12 in the
vertical upright condition. The stove has several grates 15 and
operating controls 16 mounted on its top section.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, the folding hood unit 20 consists of
two side panels 21 and 22 each mounted by hinges 25, which fasten
to the hood cover panel 23, and to reinforcement 24 fastened to
each of the side panels 21 and 22. A recess 26 is cut out of the
rear vertical edge of side 21 to clear the mounting bracket 14
fastened to stove cover 12, when the hood unit 20 is installed as
shown in FIG. 3.
The top panel 23 preferably covers the rear section of the stove
10, permitting circulation of air over the forward half of the
stove.
It is to be noted, as shown in FIG. 3, that the hood unit 20 is
held in place against lateral movement, when installed, since it
rests on counter-top 11, fitting between the cover bracket 14 and
the stove 10 and also fits about the edges of stove back cover 12.
As shown in FIG. 4, the unit 20 is readily folded for convenient
storage, when not in use.
Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the
invention described herein, it is indicated that all matter
contained herein is intended as illustrative and not as limiting in
scope.
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