Patent ID: 7225730

Claim:
A spit assembly support base in combination with a spit assembly, the spit assembly support base comprising a substantially circular-shaped member having a periphery and an indented portion defined therein, wherein the indented portion has a frustum-conical shape and extends downwardly into the substantially circular-shaped member, and wherein the substantially circular-shaped member has an opening for receiving the stub axle of a spit assembly defined therein, the spit assembly comprising a first plate-shaped member having an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes; a second plate-shaped member having an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes; a first spit rod having a first end coupled to the inner side of the first plate-shaped member and having a second end coupled to the inner side of the second plate-shaped member; and a second spit rod having a first end coupled to the inner side of the first plate-shaped member and having a second end coupled to the inner side of the second plate-shaped member.