GB2288319A

GB2288319A - Cooking vessel with stiring attachment

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Publication number: GB2288319A
Application number: GB9406914A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Jonathan Christopher Hodnett
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1994-04-07
Filing date: 1994-04-07
Publication date: 1995-10-18
Also published as: GB9406914D0

Abstract

This invention relates to an electric saucepan with a stirring attachment, which stirs the stew/food or soup automatically whilst cooking. The cooking vessel/electric saucepan, comprises (i) an electric base unit/base-pad with an electric D.C. brush motor and a central vertical rod that should be either square or triangular, which protrudes out of the electric saucepans central vertical tube; (ii) an electric saucepan with a handle; (iii) a cross shaped stirring attachment with stirring arms, and (iv) a saucepan lid. (See figure 2 of the diagrams). The electric base unit/base-pad is provided with a cord and plug. <IMAGE>

Description

NEWPOT.

Description.

House wives and cheSs! Have 1 got j ust the invention for you? I believe that I have. Read on.

2 This invention relates to an electric saucepan with a stirring attachment. which stirs the stew/food or soup automatically for- you. You will now no longer need to stir the stew/food while you are cooking that stew. This will save much of the manual labour in the kitchen. This electric saucepan is to be cordless. so that it can be lifted off the base-pad for dishing up the stew. and washing the electric saucepan after use.

3 This invention is to be known as a Newpot.

4 The Newpot set when it is fully asembled, comprises of an electric base unit/base-pad with an electric D.C. brush motor and a central vertical rod that should be either square or triangular. This rod protrudes out of the electric saucepan's central vertical tube; an electric saucepan with a handle; a cross shaped stirring attachment with the stirring arms. and a saucepan lid. (See figure 2 of the diagrams). The electric base unit/base-pad is to have an electric cord with a Dlua on the end of it.

5 The side view of the base unit/base-pad, shown in figure 4 is used to house the electric saucepan, (see figure 2), and supply the battery/mains power for the spiral/solid element contained in the base of the electric saucepan. (See the shaded area in figures 2 & 3). The base unit/base-pad is to supply power to an electric motor. which is to be placed within it.

This motor is to rotate the central vertical rod and the cross- shaped stirring attachment with the stirring arms. (For the details on the motor. please see paragraphs 12 arid i3).

6 N.. B. F i gures 1 to 8 are one th i rd full size, and they a-e i n centimetres (C.M. ) . The measurements iis the description arid claims are given in millimetres 7 The top view of the electric saucepan is shown in figure 1. In the centre of the electric saucepan is a cross-shaped attachment. This cross-shaped attachment is the stirring attachment, and it must be fitted with four stirring arms so that they can stir/mix the stew/food, in the electric saucepan, when the electric saucepan is in use. (Ar1 isometric view of ti-re stirring attachment is shown i in figure 7.The side view of the stirring attachment can be seen in figure 2 of the diagrams, The stirring attachment must only rotate clock wise, in the direction of the arrows: See figure 1).

8 The complete side view of the Newpot set i 5 shown n n figure 2 of the diagrams. The electric saucepan is to have ar electric spiral/solid element that is placed into its base for cooking the saucepan's contents. while it is in use. (Please see the shaded area of figures 2 & 3, as this is the electric spiral/solid element). If the spiral element is used. it will have a hole in the central of it. which it is to be used for a NEWPOT.

Description Cont. Page 2 vertical tube. N.B. If a solid element is used it must have a hole placed in the centre of it for the vertical tube. This vertical tube is to be placed in the centre of the saucepan's base, and this tube must measure about three quarters of the saucepan 5 height. from its base. (Please see figure 3 of the diagrams. The inside measurement of the central vertical tube is 60 M.M., while the total measurement is 75 M.M. in @ height).

9 The diameter of the circular part of the electric saucepan and electric base unit/base-pad is to be 240 millimetres. The inside height of trie electric saucepan is to be 75 millimetres, while its outside i-ieiql-it is to be 90 millimetres. The side view of the electric saucpan on its own and without its lid. is shown in figure 3.

10 How the Newpot is to work. The electric base unit/base-pad shown in figure 4. is to have two functions:11 Firstly: When the electric base unit/base-pad is @ur@ed oh. the battery/mains MUST heat up the electric spiral/solid element that is placed into the base of the electric saucepan.

Secondly: The electric motor MUST rotate the central vertical rod and the cross-shaped stirring attachment with the stirring arms The centre of the base un t/base-pad must have a vertical rod that protrudes out of it. This vertical rod should be either square or triangular. The top end of this vertical rod is to protrude out of the saucepan's s central vertical tube. so that the stirring attachments, can fit over the top of the protruding square or a triangular shaped rod. (See firure 2 which shows how this is done).This vertical rod must rotate round and round, arid also it must rotate the stirring attachment, togather with the stirring arms, thus stirring all of the stew/food in the electric saucepan, w@@en it is in use.

12 Any of the following motors can be employed; a brush motor, an A.C. brush motor, a D.C. brush motor via a transformer or a battery, @@ a DC (direct cu@@@@@) @@@@@@ permanent magnet motor. It would be best to employ the D.C.

brush motor via a transformer or a battery, so that one can make a stew/food meal at a ca@avan park or pickni@ s@@e or even in your home kitchen. This D.C. brush motor is to be placed into the electric base unit/base-pad as it is smaller than the other motors and thus saves space. The reason for this motor is that the Newpot set cani be powered by battery/mains. (You can see the bottom view of the D.C. brush motor and gear wheel in figure 8). This motor is to rotate the square or the triangula@ shaped rod shown in figure 4 round ai-id round. This rod is tu protrude out of the top of the centre vertical tube from the electric saucepan shown in figure 2. As this rod rotates round and round. it will also rotate the stirring attachment. shown in figures 7, 1. arid 2, round and round in a clock-wise direction, thus stirring the stew/food or the soup etc.

13 The measurements of the motor can vary in size depending on the size of the base unit/base-pad. If the depth of the base unit/base-pad is not increased then. the motor's size is to be NEWPOT.

Description Cont. Page 3 no larger than 120 millimetres in length, including the length of the drive shaft and its width is to be no larger than 45 millimetres.

14 The electric spiral/solid element that is placed into tire base of the electric saucepan. is to cook te stew/food that is contained in the electric saucepan. This is achieved by having one set of three small electrical contact pins. which they are connected to the spiral/solid element with electrical wiring.

and te other set of three small electrical contact slots which are connected in the base unit/base-pad with electrical wiring to the battery/mains.

15 The two sets of three electrical contact pins, and te two sets of three electrical contact slots, are to be placed as follows:16 A set of three contact pins are to be placed in the bottom of the electric saucepan. (See figure 5 of the diagrams). These three electrical contact pins namely the live pin, te neutral pin. arid the earth pin. must be placed as either small metal pins. (or small semi circular metal humps or stumps), on the bottom surface area of the electric saucepan. The live contact pin must be placed where the "L" is indicated in figure 5. the neutral contact pin must be placed where the "N" is indicated in figure 5. and the earth contact pin must be placed where the "E" is indicated in figure 5.The measurements of the three contact pins are to be 6 millimetres in length at least.

17 The other set. of three contact slots are to be placed ir the Lop of the electric base unit/base-pad. (See figure 6 of the diagrams). These three electrical contact slots riarrely tire live contact slot. the neutral contact slot. and the earth contact slot. must be placed as either srrrall metal slots. or small semi circular metal dents on the top surface area of tire electric base unit/base-pad.The live corltac-t slot must be placed where the "L" is indicated in figure 6. tlre neutral contact slot must be placed wher-e the "N" is indicated in figure 6, and the earth contact slot must be placed where the E" is indicated in figure 6. The measurements of the three tact slots are to be 6 millimetres in depth at least.

18 When the electric saucepan is placed or, top of the electric base unit/base-pad. it must rest correctly in its proper position. by the use of its centre vertical tube that is placed over the centre vertical rod of the base unit/base-pad.

The four leg stumps, placed on the base of the electric saucepan must fit into the four leg slots. placed in the top surface area of the electric base unit/base-pad. The three contact pins of the electric saucepan. L, N, and E, (shown in figure 5). MUST fit into the three contact slots perfectly, which are placed in the top surface area of the electric base unit/base-pad, L, N. and E, (shown in figure 6). This means that the spiral/solid element of the electric saucepan. (see the shaded areas in figures 2 & 3), will be heated up by t electricity. when the electric saucepan is in use. and the D.C.

NEWPOT.

Description Cont. Page 4 brush motor will rotate the centre vertical rod with the stirring attachment, thus stirring the stew/food.

19 It is important that these three contact pins must be placed as either small metal contact pins or small semi circular metal humps or stumps on the surface area of the bottom of the electric saucepan. This should be done because you must have a smooth finish on the electric saucepari . for washing the electric saucepan after uss.

20 It is also important that either tire three small metal contact slots. (or the three small semi circular metal contact dents) must be placed in the top surface area of the electric base unit/base-pad so that any spillage of the stswffood orsoup can be wiped off and the base unit/base-pad properly cleaned4 including both the inside and the outside of the electric saucepan. (N.B. Do not attempt to clean the Newpot while it is in use. because of electrocution).

21 As an added extra you can place a speed control switch/knob ori the side of the base unit/base-pad, for regulating the speed of the stirring attachment. All YOU will need is two speeds. which are to be gentle, and slow.

22 It is important that you properly earth the Newpot as it will contain liquids such as water etc. while cooking your stew/food. or your soup.

Claims

NEWPOT. Claims.

1 House wives and chefs! Have I got just the invention for you? I believe that I have. Read on.

2 This invention relates to an electric saucepan with a stirring attachment1 which stirs the stew/food or soup automatically for you. You will now no longer need to stir the stew/food while you are cooking that stew. This will save much of the manual labour in the kitchen. This electric saucepan is to be cordless so that it can be lifted off the base-pad for dishing up the stew and washing the electric saucepan after use.

3 This invention is to be known as a Newpot.

4 The Newpot set when it is fully asembled, comprises of an electric base unit/base-pad with an electric D.C. brush motor and a central vertical rod that should be either square or triangular This rod protrudes out of the electric saucepan's central vertical tube; an electric saucepan with a handle; a cross shaped stirring attachment with the stirring arms, and a saucepan lid. (See figure 2 of the diagrams). The electric base unit/base-pad is to have an electric cord with a plop on the erd of it.

5 The side view of the base unit/base-pad, shown in figure 4 i s used to house the electric saucepan, (see figure 2), and supply the battery/mains power for the spiral/solid element contained in the base of the electric saucepan. (See the stranded area in figures 2 & 3). The base unit/base-pad is to supply power to an electric motor which is to be placed within it.

This motor is to rotate the central vertical rod arid the crossshaped stir-ring attachment with tire stirring arms. (For tiie details on the motor, please see paragraphs 12 and 13)

6 N.B. Figures 1 to 8 are one third full size, and they are in ceriti rietres 1 (C. M . ) . The measurements in the deseription arrd claims are diven in millimetres.

7 Tire top view of the electric sauceptin is shown irr figure 1. In the centre of the electric saucepan is a cross-shaped attachment. This cross-shaped attachment is the stirring attachment, and it must be fitted with four stirring aims so that they cani stir/mix the stew/food in tire electr c saucepan.

when the electric saucepan is in use. (An isometric view of the stirring attachment is shown in figure 7. The side view of the stirring attachment can be seen in figure 2 of the diagrams.

The stirring attachment must only rotate clock wise, in tire direction of the arrows: See figure 1).

8 The complete side view of the Newpot set is shown in figure 2 of the diagrams. The electric saucepan is to have an electric spiral/solid element that is placed into its base for cooking the saucepan's contents while it is in use. (Please see the shaded area of figures 2 & 3, as this is the electric spiral/solid element). If the spiral elernent is used it will have a hole in the centre of it. which it is to be used for a NEWPOT.

Claims Cont. Page vertical tube. N.B. If a solid element is used it triust have a hole placed in the centre of it for the vertical tube. This vertical tube is to be placed in the centre of the saucepan s base4 and this tube must measure about three quarters of the saucepan's height, from its base. (Please see figure 3 of the diagrams. The inside measurement of the central vertical tube is 60 M.M., while the total measurement is 75 M.M. in height).

9 The diameter of the circular part of the electric saucepan and electric base unit/base-pad is to be 240 millimetres. The inside height of the electric saucepan is to b 75 milimetres.

while its outside height is to be 9 millimetres. The side view of the electric saucepan on its own and without its lid, is shown in figure

10 How the Newpot is to work. The electric base unit/base-pad shown in figure 4, is to have two functions:

11 Firstly: When the electric base unit/base-pad is turned on, the battery/mains MUST heat up the electric spiral/solid element that is placed into the base of the electric saucepan.

Secondly: The electric motor MUST rotate the central vertical rod and the cross-shaped stirring attachment with the stirring arms. Tire centre of tire base unit/base-pad must have a vertical rod that protrudes out of it This vertical rod should be either square or triangular. The top end of this vertical rod is to protrude out of the saucepan's central vertical @ube, so that the stirring attachments, can fit over the top of the protruding square or a triangular shaped rod. (See figure 2 which shows how this is done).This vertical rod must rotate round and round, and also it must rotate the stirring attachment, @@gether with the stirring arms, thu@ stirring all of the stew/food in the electric sau@pan, when i@ @@ @@@ @@@.

12 Any of the following motors can employed; a brush motor, an A.C. brush motor, a D.C. brush motor via a transformer or abattery, or a DC (direct current) bowered permanent magnet motor.It would be best to employ the D.C.

brush motor via a transformer or a Battery, so that one can make a stew/food meal at a caravan park or picknic s@te or even in your home kitehen. This D.C. brush motor is to be placed into the electric base unit/base-pad as it is smallel than the pther motora and thus saves space. The reason for this motor is that the Newpot set can be powered by battery/mains. (You can see the bottom view of the D.C. brush motor and gear wheel in figure 8). This motor is to rotate the square or the triangular shaped rod shown in figure 4 round and round. This rod is to protrude out of tire top of the cerltre vertical tube from the electric saucepan shown in figure 2. As this rod rotates round arid round4 it will also rotate the stirring attachment, shown in figures 7 1 and 2, round and round i ri a clock-wise direction, thus stirring the stew/food or the soup etc.

13 The measurements of the motor can vary in size depending on the size of the base unit/base-pad. If the depth of the base unit/base-pad is not increased then, the motor's size is to be NEWPOT.

Claims Cont. Page 7 no larger than 120 millimetres in length, including the length of the drive shaft, and its width is to be no larger than 45 millimetres.

14 The electric spiral/solid element that is placed into the base of the electric saucepan, is to cook the stew/food that is contained in the electric saucepan. This is achieved by having one set of three small electrical contact pins, which they are connected to the spiral/solid element with electrical wirin, and the other set of three small electrical contact slots.

which are connected in the base unit/base-pad with electrical wiring to the battery/mains.

15 The two sets of three electrical contact pins, and tie two sets of three electrical contact slots. are to be placed as follows

16 A set of three contact pins are to be placed in tire bottom of the electric saucepan. (See figure 5 of tie diagrams). Tiese three electrical contact pins namely the live pin, the neutral pin. and the earth pin, must be placed as either small metal pins (or small semi circular metal humps or stumps) on the bottorri surface area of the electric saucepan.The live contact pin must be placed where the "L" is indicated in figure 5, the neutral contact pin must be placed where the "N" is indicated in figure 5. and the earth contact pin mus be placed where the "E" is indicated in figure 5. The measurements of the three contact pins are to be 6 millimetres in length aL least.

17 The other set, of three contact slots are to be placed in the top of the electric base unit/base-pad. (See figure 6 of the diagrams). These three electrical contact slots namely the live contact slot. the neutral contact slot and tire earth contact slot, must be placed as either small metal slots, or small semi circular metal dents on the top surface area of the electric base unit/base-pad.The live contact slot mus@ be placed where the "L" is indicated in figure 6, the neutral contact slot must be placed where the "N" is indicated in figure 6, and the earth contact slot must be placed wiere @@ "E" is indicated in figure 6. The measurements of the @h@ee contact slots are to be millimetres in depih at least.

18 When tire electric saucepan is placed on top of the electric base unit/base-pad, it n1ust rest correctly in its proper position, by the use of its centre vertical tube that is placed over- the centre vertical rod of the base unit/base-pad.

The four lg stumps, placed on the base of the electric saucepan must fit into the four leg slots. placed in the top surface area of the electric base unit/base-pad. The three contact pins of the electric saucepan. L. N, and E, (shown in figure 5), MUST fit into the three contact slots perfectly, which are placed in te tob surface area of te electric base unit/base-pad, L, N, and E, (shown in figure 6). This means that the spiral/solid element of te electric saucepan, (see the shaded areas in figures 2 & 3), will be heated up by te electricity, wen the electric saucepan is in use, and the D.C.

NEWPOT.

Claims Cont. Page 3 brush motor will rotate the centre vertical rod with the stirring attachment thus stirring the stew/food.

19 It is important that these three contact pins must be placed as either small metal contact pins or small semi circular metal humps or stumps on the surface area of the bottom of te electric saucepan. This should be done. because you must have a smooth finish on the electric saucepan. for shins the electric saucepan after use.

20 It is also important that either te three small metal contact slots (or the three small semi circular metal contact dents) must be placed in the top surface area of the electric base urr it/base-pad so that arry spillage of the stew/food or soup. can be wiped off and the base unit/base-pad properly cleaned, including both the inside and the outside of the electric saucepan. (N.B. Do not attempt to clean the NNewpot while it is in use, because of electrocution).

21 As an added extra. you can place a speed control switch/knob on the side of tie base unit/base-pad, for regulating the speed of the stirring attachment. All YOU will need is. two speeds. which are to be gentle, and slow.