Patent ID: 8087352
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A rotisserie spit including a spit rod for supporting food, a carrier bracket for mounting the spit rod in cantilever fashion by bearings to permit rotation of the spit rod, the bracket being mounted to an upright support post such that the bracket and the spit rod carried thereby can swing about the axis of the post, and a motor coupled to the spit rod for driving the spit rod in rotation about its axis, wherein the bracket is removably mounted to the post and the motor is releasably engageable with an inner end of the rod to permit disassembly for transportation and storage purposes, and wherein the carrier bracket is in the form of a housing formed from sheet metal bent to required shape, and the motor is partially enclosed within the housing which retains the drive motor stationary by engagement therewith without the use of intervening fastening means.