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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Sarah N. Antonetti, Cleveland, OH (US);
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Sarah N. Antonetti, Cleveland, OH (US);
Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an automatic stirring system that is selectively mounted to a cooking vessel. The cooking vessel includes a handle, an opening for receiving food items, and a lid. The automatic stirring system includes a housing mounted to the handle, a ring gear rotatably mounted to the cooking vessel, a drive assembly for rotating the ring gear, and at least one stirring vane attached to the ring gear. In various other embodiments, the automatic stirring system includes at least one forward swept stirring vane, at least one aperture in the stirring vane, a variable speed control unit, and a component orientation that provides substantially unimpeded access to the opening of the cooking vessel.