Patent ID: 6142064
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An improved enclosed rotisserie cooking device with added convenience in loading and unloading foods to be rotisserie cooked, and said device comprising:a) an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface and said enclosure housing a rotisserie spit and said spit supporting and rotating food while being rotisserie cooked in said enclosure,b) an opening in the perimeter of said enclosure through which food to be rotisserie cooked is introduced into and removed from said enclosure,c) said opening being covered from time to time by a door and said door having a first axle rod protruding from said door's perimeter and a second axle rod protruding from the perimeter of said door and said second axle rod protruding opposite said first axle rod,d) a first track and a second track each coupled to said enclosure and said first axle rod engaging said first track and said second axle rod engaging said second track such that; said door may pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to cover said opening, and said door can pivot on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed below said horizontal surface, and said door may slide on said first axle rod and said second axle rod to be disposed perpendicularly below said rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface,whereby food loading and unloading is made more convenient by said door swinging away from said opening to a position below said horizontal surface on which the device is resting or by said door sliding to a position below said rotisserie spit and above said horizontal surface.