Patent ID: 7210403

Claim:
A flare-up resistant front loading roasting system comprising: a roasting enclosure having a back and a pair of sides, said roasting enclosure having a door for facilitating access to an interior portion of said roasting enclosure, said roasting enclosure having a pair of apertures, each one of said apertures extending through an associated one of said sides; a rotating assembly operationally coupled to said roasting enclosure; a shaft member removeably engageable by said rotating assembly such that said rotating assembly is capable of rotating said shaft member, said shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being engageable with said rotating assembly, said shaft member being positionable substantially within said roasting enclosure, said proximal end extending outwardly through a first one of said apertures, said distal end extending outwardly from a second one of said pair of apertures; and a heat source positioned within said roasting enclosure; wherein said rotating assembly includes: a driven pulley mounted on said shaft member; a first arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally mounted on said roasting enclosure; a motor mounted on said first arm toward said second end of said first arm to permit pivoting of said motor with respect to said roasting enclosure; a driver pulley mounted on a shaft of said motor; a second arm having a first segment and a second segment pivotally mounted together, said first segment being rotatably mounted on said roasting enclosure, said second segment being mounted to said first arm such that said first and second segments pivot with respect to each other when said first arm pivots on said roasting enclosure; wherein said driver pulley is movable toward and away from said driven pulley when said first arm is pivoted.