Patent ID: 8272321
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A removable rotisserie accessory for an oven comprising: a motor assembly positionable beneath a floor of the oven to provide rotational energy about a vertical axis perpendicular to the floor of the oven, the motor assembly including a rotating output coupler that rotates about the vertical axis; a bushing assembly positioned through an opening in the oven floor, the bushing assembly aligned with the vertical axis; a vertical rod removably insertable through the bushing assembly in the opening in the floor of the oven to engage the output coupler of the motor assembly, the bushing assembly securing the vertical rod in a vertical orientation and enabling the vertical rod to rotate about the vertical axis; a horizontal bearing assembly removably positionable at the top of the vertical rod and supported by the vertical rod, the horizontal bearing assembly rotationally decoupled from the vertical rod such that rotation of the vertical rod does not rotate the horizontal bearing assembly, the horizontal bearing assembly including a bearing surface that is concentric with a horizontal axis; a horizontal rod having a first end portion removably positioned on and supported by the bearing surface of the horizontal bearing assembly and having a second end portion removably supported by a support structure proximate to a sidewall of the oven, the horizontal rod supporting at least one engagement device for an item to be cooked; and a miter gear assembly comprising a first bevel gear mounted on the vertical rod and secured to the vertical rod to rotate with the vertical rod and a second bevel gear mounted on the horizontal rod and secured to the horizontal rod, the second bevel gear removably positioned in engagement with the first bevel gear to rotate the horizontal rod about the horizontal axis in response to rotation of the first bevel gear and the vertical rod about the vertical axis.