Patent ID: 6349843
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A pan for use with a well surrounded by a platform and configured for receiving the pan, the pan comprising:a bottom panel; a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel and defining a cavity, the plurality of walls including a first wall extending in a first plane parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pan and a second wall extending in a second plane parallel to a transverse axis of the pan, the plurality of walls having an upper end defining a top opening, the upper end having an extension away from the cavity and defining a downturned rim, the downturned rim having a support surface; and a ramp proximate the rim, exterior to the cavity, the ramp having an exterior sloped surface at least a portion of which extends horizontally across from and below the support surface and also extends outwardly beyond an outermost surface of an adjacent one of the plurality of walls, wherein the sloped surface and the support surface are configured such that the support surface is adapted to rest upon the platform while the sloped surface is secured to or formed as part of the pan and while the pan is positioned in the well, and wherein the sloped surface extends away from the cavity outwardly beyond at least one of the first and second planes, whereby the pan rides up on the ramp when the pan is drawn up against the well.