Patent ID: 11910950
Assignee: LOU VAN ENTERPRISE INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An egg cooker for cooking with a pan having a bottom, an edge and a handle, comprising:
(a) a frame;
(b) a support unit that defines a recess that is complementary in shape to the bottom of the pan and configured to receive the pan therein, the support unit coupled to an axle that is supported by the frame, wherein rotation of the axle causes rotation of the support unit;
(c) a first burner disposed in the support unit adjacent to the recess;
(d) a top unit having a circumferential wall extending downwardly from a substantially flat cooking surface, wherein the wall and the cooking surface define a pan-shaped void therein that mirrors the pan, the top unit attached to the support unit adjacent to the frame by a hinge so that the top unit pivots so as to open and release the pan when an upward force is applied thereto, the top unit having an open position and a closed position wherein the pan is removable from the recess only when the top unit is in the open position, wherein the top unit directly touches the edge of the pan so as to act as a cover for the pan that leaves no gaps between the top unit and the pan when in the closed position;
(e) a second burner disposed adjacent to the cooking surface of the top unit;
(f) a motor unit supported by the frame and coupled to the axle, the motor moto unit configured to rotate the support unit, the first burner, the top unit and the second burner 180° when the top unit is in the closed position so that the pan is upside-down and so that the cooking surface of the top unit is below the pan when subjected to a first activation, the motor unit configured to rotate the support unit, the first burner, the top unit and the second burner 180° so that the pan is right-side-up and so that the pan is below the cooking surface of the top unit when subjected to a second activation, different from the first activation;
(g) a user interface configured to receive an egg cooking command from the user and to generate at least one alert to the user;
(h) a control unit that is electrically coupled to the user interface and that controls the first burner, the second burner and the motor unit so as to cause the first burner, the second burner and the motor unit to execute a recipe corresponding to the egg cooking command and so as to cause the user interface to generate the at least one alert upon completion of the execution of the recipe;
(i) a locking mechanism that is controlled by the control unit and that selectively locks the top unit in a closed position so that the locking mechanism is locked during execution of the recipe and so that the locking mechanism is unlocked upon completion of the recipe; and
(j) a spring attached to the top unit and to the support unit that applies an opening force to the top unit, the opening force being sufficient to cause the top unit to pivot into an opened position when the locking mechanism is unlocked, wherein, the control unit is configured to cause the pan and the top unit to rotate to a position in which the top unit is above the pan and to cause the top unit to open to the open position so as to allow removal of the pan with the eggs in the pan from the first recess by the user by grasping the handle of the pan when the desired recipe is completed.