Patent ID: 6265697
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A47J,F24C

Abstract:
An oven comprising:a bowl-shaped body having an upper portion pivotally connected with a lid, an inner top of said lid being provided with a plurality of ventilation holes, a first heat-resistant member and a first electric heater mounted on said heat-resistant member, an upper portion of said bowl-shaped body being provided with a plurality of teeth around a circumference thereof;an electric motor installed on an inner bottom of said bowl-shaped body and having a vertical output axle having upper end formed with a square head, a first heat-resistant member mounted said electric motor on which is mounted a second electric heater;a tray having a central portion formed with a protruded square member which has a square recess at a bottom configured to engage with said square head of said output axle of said electric motor so that when said electric motor is turned on, said tray will be rotated, said tray being provided with two projections at two opposite sides thereof pivotally connected with two L-shaped lugs to enable said L-shaped lugs to be turned up on said tray in use or down under said tray when not in use, said L-shaped lugs being formed with a U-shaped slot at an upper end thereof;an annular ring-like member provided with a plurality of rollers and mounted under said tray for facilitating rotation of said tray;a skewer provided with a first gear fixedly mounted at one end thereof, and a second gear freely rotatably mounted at another end thereof, a first groove having a small distance from an inner side of said first gear and sized to engage with said U-shaped slot of the L-shaped lugs, and a second groove having a small distance from an inner side of said second gear and sized to engage with said U-shaped slot of said L-shaped lug, said skewer having a round portion adapted to engage with said second gear so as to enable said second gear to rotate freely with respect to said skewer, an outermost end of said skewer being engaged with a first nut, while another outermost end of said skewer being sharpened to hold foods and formed with threads adapted to engage with a second nut for preventing said second gear from disengaging from said skewer.