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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1985
George L Huff, Greeneville, TN (US);
Emmett R Bales, Morristown, TN (US);
MECO Corporation, Greenville, TN (US);
Abstract
An electric barbeque cooker has an electric heating unit dimensioned to fit within a cooker bowl. The heating unit is connected to a power supply and it is mounted within the bowl for movement between a horizontal position and an a nonhorizontal position. In the preferred embodiment, the heat unit may be rotated to a vertical position adjacent to the rear wall of the cooker bowl which is dimensioned to contain said heating element within the volume of the bowl even when the element is in the vertical position. A handle is rotatably mounted on the exterior of the bowl and it is mechanically interconnected with the heating element so that the element may be rotated by pivotally moving the handle. A catch mechanism selectively holds the heating unit in at least two positions but, preferably, the unit may be held in a horizontal position, a slightly inclined position and a vertical position. The heating unit is controlled by a thermostat that is mounted in a housing mounted on the exterior of the bowl. Preferably, the housing will rotate in unison with the heating unit.