US2015260414A1PendingUtilityA1

Stove top cooking apparatus

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 17, 2014Filed: Mar 17, 2015Published: Sep 17, 2015
Est. expiryMar 17, 2034(~7.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Lucious E. Turner
F24C 3/085F24B 1/003F24C 15/107
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Abstract

A stove top cooking apparatus includes a substantially horizontally-oriented cooking surface disposed above a heat source, and a heat distributing shield disposed between the heat source and the cooking surface. The heat distributing shield includes a plurality of elongate tents. Each tent has a V-shaped cross section along substantially its entire length. A vertex of each cross section is a highest point of the cross section. The tents are arranged in at least three substantially horizontally-oriented layers. Each layer includes a plurality of substantially parallel tents. The substantially parallel tents in one layer have a first orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a second orientation of the substantially parallel tents in an other layer.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stove top cooking apparatus, comprising:
 a heat source;   a substantially horizontally-oriented cooking surface disposed above the heat source; and   a heat distributing shield disposed between the heat source and the cooking surface, the heat distributing shield including a plurality of elongate tents, each said tent having a V-shaped cross section along substantially its entire length, a vertex of each cross section being a highest point of the cross section, the tents being arranged in at least three substantially horizontally-oriented layers, each said layer including a plurality of substantially parallel said tents, said substantially parallel tents in one said layer having a first orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a second orientation of said substantially parallel tents in an other said layer.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the other said layer is vertically adjacent to the one said layer. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said substantially parallel tents in a third said layer have the second orientation, the third layer also being vertically adjacent to the one said layer. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tents in a same said layer are rigidly attached to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tents in a same said layer are spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the tents in alternating layers have a same said orientation and are horizontally staggered relative to each other. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein a gap between adjacent said tents is smaller than a width of one the adjacent said tents. 
     
     
         8 . A stove top cooking apparatus, comprising:
 a heat source;   a substantially horizontally-oriented cooking platform disposed above the heat source and configured to directly support food during cooking; and   a heat distributing arrangement disposed between the heat source and the cooking platform, the heat distributing arrangement including a plurality of elongate tents, each said tent having two elongate planar plates connected together at an apex of the tent along respective edges of the plates, the tents being arranged in at least three substantially horizontally-oriented layers, each said layer including a plurality of substantially parallel said tents, said substantially parallel tents in one said layer being substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis, said substantially parallel tents in an other said layer being oriented at an angle of approximately between 45 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the substantially parallel tents in the other said layer are oriented at an angle of approximately 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the other said layer is vertically adjacent to the one said layer. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10  wherein said substantially parallel tents in a third said layer are oriented at an angle of approximately between 45 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis, the third layer also being vertically adjacent to the one said layer. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the tents in a same said layer are rigidly attached to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the tents in a same said layer are spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the tents in alternating layers have a same said orientation and are horizontally staggered relative to each other. 
     
     
         15 . A stove top cooking apparatus, comprising:
 a heat source;   a substantially horizontally-oriented cooking platform disposed above the heat source and configured to directly support and transfer heat to food during cooking; and   a heat distributing arrangement disposed between the heat source and the cooking platform, the heat distributing arrangement including a plurality of elongate tents, each said tent having two elongate planar plates connected together at an apex of the tent along respective edges of the plates, the tents being arranged in at least three substantially horizontally-oriented layers, each said tent being substantially parallel to each other said tent in a same said layer, a first orientation of said tents in one said layer being different from a second orientation of said tents in an other said layer, a respective one of a plurality of gaps is disposed between each pair of adjacent said tents in a same said layer, said tents being arranged such that there is no linear, vertically-oriented heated air flow between the heat source and the cooking platform.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the other said layer is vertically adjacent to the one said layer. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein said substantially parallel tents in a third said layer have the second orientation, the one said layer being sandwiched between the other said layer and the third said layer. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the tents in a same said layer are rigidly attached to each other. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the tents in a same said layer are spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19  wherein a gap between adjacent said tents is smaller than a width of one the adjacent said tents.

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