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

Claim 0:
1. An egg cooking device for cooking eggs for use by a user, comprising:
(a) a frame;
(b) a pan having a flat bottom, an edge and a handle configured to allow the user to hold the pan while the pan is hot;
(c) a support unit that is rotationally coupled to the frame and that defines a first recess that is complementary in shape to the bottom of the pan so as to receive a portion of the pan therein;
(d) a first burner disposed adjacent to the first recess;
(e) a top unit having a shape that mirrors the pan and that includes a flat cooking surface, the top unit being hingedly attached to the support unit and defining a downwardly depending second recess therein that opens to the pan when the pan is placed in the support unit, the top unit having an open position and a closed position wherein the pan is removable from the first recess 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;
(f) a second burner disposed adjacent to the second recess;
(g) a motor unit, affixed to the frame, that is configured to rotate the pan when the top unit is in the closed position in response to a command so that the eggs cook on the flat bottom surface of the top unit; and
(h) a control unit that receives a desired recipe input from a user interface and that generates a plurality of commands that cause the motor unit, the first burner and the second burner to operate according to the desired recipe indicated by the input from the user interface, the control unit 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.