Patent ID: 6684760
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A21B,Y10S

Abstract:
A baking pan having hinged sides that fold down, the baking pan comprising:a pan bottom comprising a rigid flat surface having a recessed stepped edge around a perimeter of the pan bottom and an internal peripheral opening housing an elongated rod having a circular cross-section around the perimeter of the pan bottom; a pair of end panels each having a bottom interior opening capable of pivotally engaging at least a portion of the elongated rod on each of two opposing ends of the pan bottom and each of the pair of end panels further comprising a bottom protruding stepped edge capable of mating with the recessed stepped edge on each of the two opposing ends of the pan bottom to form a sealed end bottom seal impermeable to liquids; a pair of side panels each having a bottom interior opening capable of pivotally engaging at least a portion of the elongated rod on each of two opposing sides of the pan bottom and each of the pair of side panels further comprising a bottom protruding stepped edge capable of mating with the recessed stepped edge on each of the two opposing sides of the pan bottom to form a sealed side bottom seal impermeable to liquids, and further comprising an inwardly extending edge on each of two ends of each of the side panels, the extending edge capable of overlapping one end of one of the pair of end panels; a locking mechanism capable of removably interconnecting each of the extending edges of the each of the side panels with the end of the end panel.