Abstract: A bungee loop retention assembly includes a housing, bungee channels, and a hold. The housing includes a first end and a second end. The bungee channels are disposed in the housing and extend from the first end to the second end. The hold is positioned at least partially in the housing and includes an external portion and retainers configured to interfere with a portion of a bungee retained in the bungee channel. The external portion has a central section between sleeves that define openings sized to surround portions of the bungee. The hold translates from a first position in which the retainers squeeze the bungee against a channel surface to a second position in which the retainers are separated from the bungee. In the first position, the bungee is bound to the openings and to the housing such that an intra-mechanism force pulls the hold against the housing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 20, 2021
Assignee:
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck
Abstract: A cooking device includes a housing assembly, a cooking structure, a first heat source, and a second heat source. The housing assembly defines a single, integrated cooking volume that includes a central portion disposed between a first portion and a second portion. The cooking structure has a cooking surface arranged for placement of a foodstuff and is disposed between the central portion and the first portion. The first heat source is positioned a first distance from the cooking structure in a first direction. The first heat source is disposed in the central portion and arranged to heat the cooking structure via convection. The second heat source is disposed a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, from the cooking structure in the first direction. The second heat source is disposed in the second portion and is arranged to provide thermal energy indirectly to the first portion and the central portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 21, 2019
Assignee:
Innovative Product Solutions, LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck