US 7,514,651 B2
Rotisserie oven having horizontally and vertically oriented cooking elements
Ronald M. Popeil, Beverly Hills, Calif. (US); Alan Backus, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Shannon Popeil-Stairs, Calabasas, Calif. (US); and Lauren Popeil, Los Angeles, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Ronco Acquisition Corporation, New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/274,516.
Application 11/274516 is a continuation of application No. 10/945232, filed on Sep. 20, 2004, granted, now 6,965,095.
Application 10/945232 is a continuation of application No. 11/273202, filed on Nov. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0034621 A1, Feb. 15, 2007
Int. Cl. A21B 1/44 (2006.01); A21B 3/00 (2006.01); F27B 9/14 (2006.01); F27D 3/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 219—392  [99/421 R; 99/421 H] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for rotationally cooking food comprising:
an enclosure,
a cooking heat source disposed in the enclosure,
a first rotating food support adjacent to the heat source and having a horizontal axis and gear teeth,
a second rotating food support also adjacent to the heat source and the second rotating food support having a vertical axis, gear teeth and a generally horizontal cooking surface, and
a drive gear positioned on a side wall of the enclosure, wherein the drive gear is adapted to mate with the gear teeth of both the first and second rotating food supports.