Cooking station and system with removable insert having multiple cooking modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12446728-B2
Application number	US-202318226176-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	May 8, 2017
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of a cooking station for cooking a food product are provided. In one embodiment, the cooking station includes a main body and an insert. The main body includes a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and a closable upper end with a lid. The main body is configured to extend longitudinally in a vertical orientation. The main body defines a lower insert opening and an upper insert opening, the main body including a slideable door moveable to close-off either the lower and upper insert openings. The insert is sized and configured to be removably positioned through either one of the lower insert opening and the upper insert opening, the first insert having heating element container structure configured to deliver heat to the food product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking station for cooking a food product, comprising:
a main body having a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and a pivotable lid at an upper end, the vertically extending wall extending to at least partially define a cooking chamber within the main body and extending laterally to define a generally flat portion along a front side of the main body, the flat portion of the main body defining a first opening and a second opening therein, the first opening being positioned at a lower portion of the main body and the second opening being positioned above the first opening of the main body, the flat portion of the vertically extending wall defining a notch therein, the notch positioned between the first and second openings, the main body including a door with a door tab, the door tab extending outward from the door, the door vertically movable along and behind the vertically extending wall of the main body to close-off either the first opening or the second opening such that the door tab is vertically moveable adjacent the notch defined in the vertically extending wall; and
a container sized to be removably positioned within either one of the first opening and the second opening such that, upon the container being positioned in the first opening, the door is vertically slidable to be positioned to close-off the second opening and, upon the container being positioned in the second opening, the door is vertically slidable to be positioned to close-off the first opening, the container having heating element structure therewith and configured to deliver heat to a food product positioned in the cooking chamber.

2. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the heating element structure comprises gas heating element structure for cooking the food product.

3. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the heating element structure comprises container structure sized and configured to hold burnable elements for cooking the food product.

4. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the container is positionable in the first opening in a first position and a second position for cooking the food product, the container, in the first position, being partially inserted within the first opening and, the container, in the second position, being fully inserted within the first opening.

5. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a ledge sized to hold a removable grill such that the grill is positionable above the second opening.

6. The cooking station of claim 1 , further comprising one or more food suspension elements sized to extend horizontally across an upper portion of the main body, the one or more food suspension elements configured to suspend removeable hook elements for suspending the food product thereto.

7. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises two wheels and a handle each positioned on a single side of the main body, the handle positioned at an upper portion of the main body, the two wheels and the handle configured to facilitate manually tilting the main body to facilitate portability of the main body.

8. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the door is independently moveable relative to the container such that the door is a separate structure relative to the container.

9. The cooking station of claim 1 , wherein the vertically extending wall extends laterally with a radial component.

10. A cooking station system for cooking a food product, comprising:
a main body having a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and an upper end with a lid, the vertically extending wall extending laterally to define a generally flat portion along a front side of the main body, the main body including a lower opening and an upper opening each defined in the generally flat portion of the vertically extending wall, the generally flat portion of the vertically extending wall defining a notch therein, the notch positioned between the lower and upper openings, the main body including a moveable door with a door tab, the door tab extending outward from the moveable door, the door moveable adjacent the vertically extending wall to close-off either the lower and upper opening such that the door tab is moveable through the notch defined in the vertically extending wall; and
a first insert sized and configured to be removably positioned within either one of the lower opening and the upper opening such that, upon the first insert being positioned in the lower opening, the moveable door is positioned to close-off the upper opening and, upon the first insert being positioned in the upper opening, the moveable door is positionable to close-off the lower opening, the first insert having heating element container structure configured to deliver heat to the food product.

11. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the first insert is positionable in the lower opening in a first position and a second position for cooking the food product such that the first insert, in the first position, is partially inserted within the lower opening and such that the first insert, in the second position, is fully inserted within the lower opening.

12. The cooking station system of claim 10 , further comprising a second insert sized and configured to be removably positioned within the lower opening or the upper opening, the second insert having gas heating element structure configured to cook the food product.

13. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the main body comprises two wheels and a handle each positioned on a single side of the main body, the handle positioned at an upper portion of the main body, the two wheels and the handle configured to facilitate manually tilting the main body to facilitate portability of the main body.

14. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the main body comprises a ledge sized to hold a removable grill such that the grill is positionable above the second opening.

15. The cooking station system of claim 10 , further comprising one or more food suspension elements sized to extend horizontally across an upper portion of the main body, the one or more food suspension elements configured to suspend removeable hook elements for suspending the food product thereto.

16. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the main body includes rails extending horizontally within the main body to correspond with the lower opening and the upper opening such that the first insert is configured to be manually moveable through one of the first and second openings and along the rails corresponding therewith.

17. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the door is independently moveable relative to the first insert such that the door is a separate structure relative to the first insert.

18. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the first insert comprises a removable lid positionable over an upper side of the first insert.

19. The cooking station system of claim 10 , wherein the vertically extending wall extends laterally with a radial component.

20. A cooking station system for cooking a food product, comprising:
a main body having a vertically extending wall extending between a closed bottom end and an upper end with a lid, the vertically extending wall including a lower opening and an upper opening each defined in a front side of the vertically extending wall of the main body, the vertically extending wall defining a notch therein, the notch positioned between the lower and upper openings, the mai

Assignees

• North Atlantic Imp Llc

Inventors

• Dahle Roger

Classifications

• A47J37/0713

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• A47J37/0786

  Accessories · CPC title

• A47J2037/0795

  Adjustable food supports, e.g. for height adjustment · CPC title

• F23B60/00

  Combustion apparatus in which the fuel burns essentially without moving · CPC title

• Y02A40/928

  Cooking stoves using biomass · CPC title