Patent ID: 6173645
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A convenient food supporting vessel for use on a rotisserie cooking spit comprising:an essentially open box shaped base section including a floor, at least two side walls, and an open top;a generally rectilinear and flat base cover able to fit between said at least two side walls and simultaneously able to traverse up and down above said floor;said floor, said side walls, and said base cover each constructed in a generally planar open frame containing plural voids;a fixed protruding member extending from a first side of said base cover and able to engage in sequence a plurality of voids in said generally planar open frame of a first side wall of said side walls;a first retracting protruding member projecting from a second side of said base cover and engaging in sequence a plurality of voids in said generally planar open frame of a second side wall of said side walls;said second side of base cover opposing said first side of said base cover, engagement of said fixed protruding member into at least one of said voids in said first side wall contemporaneous with engagement of said first retracting protruding member into at least one of said voids in said second side wall resulting in fixing the disposition of said base cover within said base section;said first retracting protruding member coupled to a resilient structural anchor member attached to said base cover, and through said coupling said first retracting protruding member moving generally orthogonal to said second side of said base cover and generally parallel to the plane of said flat base cover, said protruding member through said coupling to said resilient structural anchor biased to fully protrude out from said second side of said base cover;said resilient structural anchor member including a first finger support accepting manual pressure, resulting in retraction of said first retracting protruding member away from said fully protruding disposition causing disengagement between said first retracting protruding member and said voids in said second side wall and consequently allowing disengagement and removal of said base cover from within said base section;a second finger support, and said second finger support being fixed to said base cover and accepting manual pressure simultaneous and in cooperation with opposing manual pressure on said first finger support; andsaid base section coupling to a rotisserie cooking spit, simultaneous with food being held intermediate of said base cover and said base section, whereby convenience is enhanced by the cooking vessel being opened to insert and remove food merely by placing manual pressure on said first finger support and said second finger support.