Patent ID: 6213005
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A reinforced pan for supporting a food to be cooked, comprising:a) a base wall constituted of a metallic foil and having a periphery,b) a side wall constituted of a metallic foil and extending in a generally upward direction from the periphery of the base wall,c) a rim wall constituted of a metallic foil and extending along a generally outward direction from the side wall, the rim wall also extending along a peripheral course around the side wall, the rim wall having rim wall portions extending along the peripheral course,d) a channel network having at least one channel bounded by wall portions of at least one of the walls, the channel network having a rim channel bounded by the rim wall portions, ande) a framework integrated in the channel network and having at least one reinforcing element fixedly mounted in and along said at least one channel to reinforce said at least one of the walls, the framework including a rim element mounted in the rim channel to reinforce the rim, and a pair of handles extending generally along the upward direction above the rim wall, the handles being connected to the rim element.