The present invention generally relates to a device for a preparation, and more specifically, to a foldable cooker.
From one side, the increase in the real estate prices worldwide results in the necessity of a more efficient utilization of its actual space.
From the other side, there is a trend to reduce the size of domestic and office mechanization facilities, such as radios, copy machines, food processors, etc.
Another trend in the search for more economic space utilization is using modular devices of normal sizes that are simply put one on top of the other. The best example for this is with washing machines, dryers and dishwashers which are assembled one on top of the other with the bottom one standing on the floor.
An additional trend is designing flat wall mounted appliance that gradually replace the regular equipment of similar purpose that is usually standing on the floor or on the table. For example: there are no more long-case clocks, they were replaced by wall clocks; Massive television sets that usually stood on the floor or on the table are being replaced by flat wall-mounted ones; Flat computer screens are replacing the large ones; Computer and television screens are combined into new universal devices.
The kitchen is one of the places where steps of space saving have to be taken to make the utility area more efficient.
Known in the art cookers usually occupy a significant space in the kitchen. In modern kitchens the trend is to look for ways to modernize the cookers in order to save space while maintaining their quality.
This modernization of cookers is for example the following: gas cookers are replaced with electrical and induction cookers; compact cookers are developed, these cookers can be easily removed and stored after utilization; and, burners are integrated in the kitchen table.
The kitchen and more specifically the kitchen table usually require a space which is usually “wasted” for the cookers. Therefore there is a long felt need to develop a new type of a compact cooker for a preparation of food. This cooker has to able to fold when not in used, an unfold when needed.
It is one object of the present invention to provide a device for food preparation. The device comprises:
It is within the scope of the present invention that the device is characterized by two positions: (i) a FOLDED position; and, (ii) a horizontally OPERATIVE position. in the FOLDED position, the longitudinal axis of the at least one arm is substantially parallel to the vertical support, and in the OPERATIVE position, the longitudinal axis of the at least one arm is substantially perpendicular to the vertical support. It is also within the scope of the present invention that the device is adapted to save space when the device is in the FOLDED position.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the at least one cooker is selected from a group consisting of: a gas cooker, an electrical cooker, an electro-magnetic cooker, an induction cooker, an oil cooker, a solid fuel cooker, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device is mountable to a wall by means of the vertical support.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device further comprises an activation mechanism which is adapted to convert the device from the FOLDED position into the OPERATIVE position, and/or vice versa.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the activation mechanism is electronically activated by means of a switch.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device is adapted to be installed above a surface selected from a group consisting of: a table, a kitchen table, the kitchen working surface, the lower kitchen closet, the marble of the kitchen, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein in OPERATIVE position, the at least one arm is in a lying position on the surface.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the vertical support at least partially comprises the mechanism of the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device is characterized by an ability to hold a predetermined weight of a cooking container placed on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device further comprises a gas supply with a gas valve adapted to be connected to the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the device further comprises an electricity power supply for connecting the device to an electricity power source.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein the at least one arm is telescopic.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein cooker is connected to the arm through a plate, such that the cooker is placed on the plate, and the plate is connected to the arm.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for using a device for food preparation. The method comprises steps of:
It is within the scope of the present invention that the step of converting the device into the FOLDED position adapted to cause the device to save space.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method as described above, which further comprises a step of selecting the at least one cooker from a group consisting of: a gas cooker, an electrical cooker, an electro-magnetic cooker, an induction cooker, an oil cooker, a solid fuel cooker, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of mounting the device to a wall by means of the vertical support.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, wherein at least one of the steps of converting the device into the OPERATIVE position and converting the device into the FOLDED position are performed via an activation mechanism.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of selecting a surface above which selected device is installed from a group consisting of: a table, a kitchen table, the kitchen working surface, the lower kitchen closet, the marble of the kitchen, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of lying the at least one arm on the surface.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of placing a cooking container on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of activating the at least one cooker, and thereby cooking the food contained in the cooking container.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of holding a predetermined weight of the cooking container placed on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device as defined above, which further comprises a step of elongating the length of the at least one arm, wherein the at least one arm is telescopic.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the device, as defined above, which further comprises a step of placing the cooker on a plate and connecting the plate to the arm.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device for food preparation. The device comprises:
It is within the scope of the present invention that the device being characterized by two positions: (i) a FOLDED position; and, (ii) a horizontally OPERATIVE position. In the FOLDED position, the plane of the at least one plate is substantially parallel to the vertical support, and in the OPERATIVE position, the plane of the at least one plate is substantially perpendicular to the vertical support. It is also within the scope of the present invention, that the device is adapted to save space when the device is in the FOLDED position.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the at least one cooker is selected from a group consisting of: a gas cooker, an electrical cooker, an electro-magnetic cooker, an induction cooker, an oil cooker, a solid fuel cooker, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device is mountable to a wall by means of the vertical support.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device further comprises an activation mechanism adapted to convert the device from the FOLDED position into the OPERATIVE position, and/or vice versa.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the activation mechanism is electronically activated by means of a switch.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device is adapted to be installed above a surface selected from a group consisting of: a table, a kitchen table, the kitchen working surface, the lower kitchen closet, the marble of the kitchen, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein in OPERATIVE position, the at least one plate is in a lying position on the surface.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the vertical support at least partially comprises the mechanism of the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device is characterized by an ability to hold a predetermined weight of a cooking container placed on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device further comprises a gas supply with a gas valve adapted to be connected to the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the device further comprises an electricity power supply for connecting the device to an electricity power source.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device as described above, wherein the at least one arm is telescopic.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for using a device for food preparation. The method comprising steps of:
It is within the scope of the present invention that the step of converting the device into the FOLDED position adapted to cause the device to save space.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of selecting the at least one cooker from a group consisting of: a gas cooker, an electrical cooker, an electro-magnetic cooker, an induction cooker, an oil cooker, a solid fuel cooker, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of mounting the device to a wall by means of the vertical support.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, wherein at least one of the steps of converting the device into the OPERATIVE position and converting the device into the FOLDED position are performed via activation mechanism.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, further comprising a step of selecting a surface above which selected device is installed from a group consisting of: a table, a kitchen table, the kitchen working surface, the lower kitchen closet, the marble of the kitchen, or any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of lying the at least one arm on the surface.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of placing a cooking container on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of activating the at least one cooker, and thereby cooking the food contained in the cooking container.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of holding a predetermined weight of the cooking container placed on the at least one cooker.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, which further comprises a step of elongating the length of the at least one arm, wherein the at least one arm is telescopic.
For a better understanding of the invention and to show how the same may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, purely by way of example, to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals designate corresponding elements or sections throughout.
With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention. In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention, the description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice. In the accompanying drawings:
a-c is a schematic illustration of a device for food preparation according to one embodiment of the present invention.
a-b is a schematic illustration of a device for food preparation according to a specific embodiment of the device in its OPERATIVE position.
a-b is a schematic illustration of a device for food preparation according to a specific embodiment of the device when said device is connected to a two-sided wall.
a-b is a schematic illustration of a device for food preparation according to a specific embodiment of the device in which an array of arms and cookers is presented.
a-b is a schematic illustration of a device for food preparation according to a specific embodiment of the device in which the cooker is places on a plate.
Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is applicable to other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The present invention provides a device for food preparation. The device comprises:
The device is characterized by two positions: (i) a FOLDED position; and, (ii) a horizontally OPERATIVE position. in the FOLDED position, the longitudinal axis of the at least one arm is substantially parallel to the vertical support, and in the OPERATIVE position, the longitudinal axis of the at least one arm is substantially perpendicular to the vertical support. It is also within the scope of the present invention that the device is adapted to save space when the device is in the FOLDED position.
The term ‘food preparation’ refers hereinafter to any kind of using a standard domestic cooker.
The term ‘cooker’ refers hereinafter to a device in which a food is cooked, and can be for example also, a stove, an oven, a heater, a burner, etc.
The device of the present invention is a foldable cooker which can save space in the location in which it is installed (e.g., a kitchen, a room, a trailer, etc.) by being able to vertically fold up when not in use.
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According to one embodiment, arm 15 is pivotally connected to vertical support 10 via pivot 12, and cooker 20 is mechanically connected to arm 15. According to this specific embodiment, arm 15 is characterized by a longitudinal axis X, such that the plane of cooker 20 is substantially parallel to longitudinal axis X of arm 15. Moreover, vertical support 10 is characterized by plane Y.
Device 100 of the present invention is characterized by two positions: (i) a FOLDED position; and, (ii) a horizontally OPERATIVE position (illustrated in
According to this embodiment of the invention, device 100 is mounted to wall 30 by vertical support 10 which is mechanically interconnected to said wall.
According to this embodiment of the invention, device 100 is installed above a surface 40 which is selected from a group consisting of: a table, a kitchen table, the kitchen working surface, the lower kitchen closet, the marble of the kitchen, or any combination thereof.
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According to some embodiments of the invention, device 100 comprises an activation mechanism which is adapted to convert the device from the FOLDED position into the OPERATIVE position, and/or vice versa. This can be made, for example, switch which is electronically activated.
According to some embodiments of the invention, vertical support 10 at least partially comprises the mechanism of cooker 20. For example, vertical support 10 may comprise an electrical transformer which is responsible for the operation of cooker 20.
According different embodiments of the invention, cooker 20 is selected from a group consisting of: a gas cooker, an electrical cooker, an electro-magnetic cooker, an induction cooker, an oil cooker, a solid fuel cooker, or any combination thereof.
According to some embodiments of the invention, device 100 may comprise a gas supply with a gas valve adapted to be connected to cooker 20. According to other embodiments, device 100 may comprise an electricity power supply for connecting device 100 to an electricity power source.
According to some embodiments of the invention, arm 15 is telescopic. In this case, the length of said arm can vary according to a specific necessity. For example, when the size of surface 40 is too big, the arm 15 may be elongated to a proper and convenient size.
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According to some embodiments, arms 15 are convertible from the FOLDED position to the OPERATIVE position (and vice versa) in a separately and independently of each other. According to other embodiments, arms 15 are convertible from the FOLDED position to the OPERATIVE position (and vice versa) together in a simultaneous manner.
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According to this embodiment, each arm 15 is connected to each cooker (not shown) via a plate 18, such that each cooker is placed on plate 18.
According to some embodiments, device 100 can be made of metal, plastic, composites, alloys or any other material by any known in the art manufacturing, processing, coating or painting method.
According to some embodiments, device 100 can be operated by a mechanical, an electrical, an electronic or any other know in the art method of operation of a cooker.
According to some embodiments, device 100 can be automatic, semiautomatic, or non-automatic.
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Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/IL09/01160 | 12/8/2009 | WO | 00 | 11/10/2011 |
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61223041 | Jul 2009 | US |