Patent ID: 6138553
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A rotary cooking apparatus comprising:a housing having a bottom opening, said bottom opening defining a plane on which said housing sits, over a heat source, said housing having opposing sidewalls and a door to allow access into said housing;bearings, said bearings being centerly attached to said sidewalls, with one bearing on each of said sidewalls;a center rotating attaching device contained within said housing and rotatably attached between said bearings, said center rotating attaching device having a pair of rotatable disks each being attached to a short rotatable shaft, said short rotatable shafts extending into said bearings on opposite sides within said housing, an inside end of each of said short shafts having a quick connect for attachment of a center shaft, said center shaft being a spit;a rotating means, said rotating means providing a means to rotate said center rotating attaching device, said rotating means attached to an outer end of one of said short shafts extending outward from one of said bearings and said housing, said center shaft transferring rotational movement from one of said short shafts, and said rotatable disks attached thereto, to the other one of said short shafts, and said rotatable disk attached thereto;a plurality of attachment means contained on said rotatable disks, said attachment means comprising a plurality of skewer clips or receivers, a plurality of side pins for receiving pivotal trays, and bores; anda plurality of different attachments attachable to said attachment means on said rotatable disks for cooking foods in a variety of rotatable cooking methods.