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US 7,053,337 · App. 10/501,042 · Granted May 30, 2006

Roaster

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Patent No.
US 7,053,337
App. No.
10/501,042
Granted
May 30, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roaster includes an upper pan including an upper side wall and an upper pan heating element inside the upper tub. The roaster further includes a lower pan connected to the upper tub, the lower pan including a lower side wall and a lower pan heating element inside the lower tub. An upper pan fixed temperature regulator and a lower pan fixed temperature regulator may be preset to different selected temperatures. The roaster may also include a grease drain opening through the lower tub. Temperature and timer control logic are provided for the upper pan heating element and the lower pan heating element. In order to set cooking time, the roaster includes a control interface that includes, in one embodiment, a time increment button and a time decrement button.

Claims (18)

1. A roaster comprising:

an upper pan including an upper side wall;

an upper pan heating element thermally associated with the upper pan;

a lower pan connected to the upper pan, the lower pan including a lower side wall; and

a lower pan heating element thermally associated with the lower pan, wherein at least one of the upper side wall or the lower side wall is thermally connected with at least one of the upper pan heating element or the lower pan heating element so as to provide cooking heat wherein the internal height of the roaster is greater than about 3 inches.

2. The roaster according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an upper pan fixed thermostat disposed in thermal association with the upper pan and operably coupled to the upper pan heating element; and

a lower pan fixed thermostat disposed in thermal association with the lower pan and operably coupled to the lower pan heating element.

3. The roaster according to claim 2 , wherein the upper pan fixed thermostat is preset to a first selected temperature, and the lower pan fixed thermostat is preset to a second selected temperature.

4. The roaster according to claim 3 , wherein the first selected temperature is different than the second selected temperature.

5. The roaster according to claim 1 , further comprising a grease drain opening through the lower pan.

6. The roaster according to claim 1 , further comprising temperature control circuitry operably coupled to the upper pan heating element and the lower pan heating element.

7. The roaster according to claim 1 , further comprising timer control circuitry operably coupled to the upper pan heating element and the lower pan heating element.

8. The roaster according to claim 7 , further comprising a time display operably coupled to the timer control circuitry.

9. The roaster according to claim 7 , further comprising a time control operator interface.

10. The roaster according to claim 9 , wherein the time control operator interface includes user input to adjust the time.

11. The roaster according to claim 7 , wherein the timer control circuitry comprises a power line frequency timer.

12. The roaster according to claim 1 , wherein the lower pan is hingedly connected to the upper pan.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; GLOFISH, LLC; SPECTRUM BRANDS PET GROUP, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS PET LLC; EMPOWER BRANDS, LLC; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 067201/0653 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) REEL/FRAME 036131/0272 Recorded Jun 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 046301/0425 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036131/0272 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; KWIKSET CORPORATION; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROVCAL, INC.; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA; RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ROVCAL, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDINGS (US), INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 036102/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 036052/0845 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2012
From: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.
To: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029364/0086 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 27, 2012
From: SALTON, INC.
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029352/0725 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 11, 2010
From: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 024823/0177 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 21, 2010
From: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 024741/0295 →