Patent ID: 7347197
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A food roasting apparatus, comprising: an elongate rigid rod having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said rod defining a rod longitudinal axis; a handle attached to said first end of said rod, said handle being constructed of a material that is slow to conduct heat; a basket removably attached to said second end of said rod and defining a basket longitudinal axis, said basket having a wire-frame construction; wherein said rod includes an offset portion at said second end connecting said rod to said side wall of said basket such that said rod longitudinal axis is inline with said basket longitudinal axis during rotation of said rod about said rod longitudinal axis; a sleeve coupled to said rod for slidable movement therealong, said sleeve including a pair of hemispherical sections hingedly coupled to one another for selective movement between open and closed configurations; wherein said sleeve defines an axial bore for receiving said rod when said hemispherical sections are at said open configuration such that said sleeve is slidably movable along said rod; wherein said sleeve defines a secondary bore parallel to said axial bore; a stake having a pointed end for ground penetration; a clamp coupled to said stake for slidable vertical movement therealong, said clamp having means for releasably capturing said sleeve, whereby said rod is slidably movable relative to said sleeve to a desired horizontal position; wherein said basket includes: wherein said linkage includes: