Abstract: A portable camp kitchen comprising a cooker unit (2) with at least one burner (3), a container member (1) adapted to contain said cooker unit (2) integrally with the latter, support means 916) rotatably mounted at ground level on said kitchen, handle means (18), container (5,10) means, lighting means (4), power supply means, movable covering means (8,9,12,13).

Abstract: A range for a recreational vehicle which is adapted to be fit into a simple rectangular opening provided in a kitchen cabinet of the recreational vehicle. The present invention provides a range having a control panel on its front face with notched sides. The notched sides are provided to receive the corners of the countertop to thereby allow the rectangular opening created in the kitchen cabinet to have a simple rectangular shape and to thereby eliminate the labor-intensive process of creating notches in the corners of the countertop. Moreover, by providing the control panel as a piece formed from a unitary sheet of metal, the assembly process for the range is additionally streamlined.

Abstract: A gas cookstove having in its top face an opening forming a recess for accommodating a removable container below which is mounted at least one gas burner supported by a tray retained on the edge of the recess like opening and interposed between a casing and the bottom of the removable container, the cookstove being applicable to the cooking of any foodstuff in a container removably fitted into the top of the cookstove.

Abstract: A fire retardant, portable chafer structure is disclosed. The chafer structure includes four sides and a bottom defining a generally rectangular-shaped structure having an interior chamber therewithin. The bottom is connected along a lower edge of each of the four sides to define a bottom tray adapted for holding and containing spilled material. A chafer rack is provided for placement in nested engagement within the chafer structure. One of the four sides has an aperture for providing access to the interior chamber by a user. Handles are provided on upper portions of the chafer structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for outdoor recreation and survival which provides five simultaneous functions: portability, light, heat, a friction ignition system and a liquid heating system. It combines together elements of a burner fueled by a commercially available propane tank, mounted in a housing where the burner can provide both light and heat simultaneously when lit. The apparatus can simultaneously be transported by use of a handle attached to the housing. Light and heat are maximized through the use of reflective surfaces inside the housing which surround the burner. The improvement comprises a friction igniter attached to the housing for the safe and efficient lighting of the burner. The igniter is attached to the housing through a door/framework containing fire resistant glass to protect the user from any flames during ignition and use thereafter. Furthermore, an improved liquid container provides an energy efficient kettle that heats liquids.

Abstract: A spice rack for a cooking range including a one piece shelf defining an elongated channel for receipt of spice containers. The spice rack includes a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel having barrier members extending therefrom generally toward the front panel which separate the elongated channel into a series of smaller spaces for segregation of spice containers. The rear panel has a flange member extending therefrom which cooperates with the rear panel to define a channel for receipt of a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is secured to a rear wall of the cooking range and vertically supports the spice rack and spaces the spice rack from heat producing portions of the cooking range. The spice rack also includes lateral flanges that serve as stops to limit lateral movement of the spice rack relative to the mounting bracket.

Abstract: An oven utilizing charcoal as the source of cooking heat is disclosed, the oven having a thermostatically controlled charcoal ignition means used only to ignite and then reignite the charcoal in response to any temperature drop below a predetermined lower limit.

Abstract: A liquid fuel campstove is provided with a piezoelectric ignition system. The campstove includes a liquid fuel tank, a burner assembly having a fuel inlet and fuel outlet orifices, a generator tube which is connected to the fuel tank and extends adjacent the burner assembly, and a U-shaped venturi tube which extends from the generator to the fuel inlet of the burner assembly. A pilot tube is inserted into the venturi tube and extends to adjacent the fuel outlet orifices of the burner assembly. The electrode of the piezoelectric ignition system is positioned adjacent the end of the pilot tube.

Abstract: A burner construction, igniter assembly therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the igniter assembly comprising an electrically insulating body member having an intermediate portion and having opposed end surfaces one of which is adapted to be disposed adjacent a cap of a burner construction, and an electrically conductive L-shaped electrode carried by the body member and having two legs one of which extends out of the intermediate portion thereof for sparking to the cap, the body member comprising an electrically insulating cover member secured to the intermediate portion so as to cover part of the one leg of the electrode and to define part of one surface of the body member, the one surface having a groove therein for feeding fuel from a chamber of the burner construction to the one leg of the electrode that is not covered by the cover member.

Abstract: A cartridge for a grill exhaust system. A fan unit directs and exhausts a stream of fumes and particles created by cooking away from an apertured cooking surface and has a main frame defining an exhaust plenum, a support system for a flow diverger cartridge and a replaceable flow diverter cartridge insertable in the plenum below the cooking surface. A cartridge body has a flow diverter assembly within the cartridge body for inducing undulation in the exhaust stream so that the particles and liquids are separated from the stream and collected on the assembly while the fumes are directed downwardly from the cooking surface through the vents. A support system supports the cartridge when the cartridge is placed in the plenum so that the cartridge is demountable relative to the plenum.

Abstract: A cartridge for a grill exhaust system with a fan unit directing and exhausting a stream of fumes and particles created by cooking away from an apertured cooking surface and having a main frame defining an exhaust plenum and a pair of inwardly facing and mutually opposing shelves has a removable and replaceable flow diverter cartridge insertable in the plenum below the cooking surface which includes a cartridge body having a flow diverter assembly within the cartridge body for inducing undulation in the exhaust stream so that the particles are separated from the stream and collect on the assembly while the fumes are directed downwardly from the cooking surface through the vents.

Abstract: A portable grill is disclosed. The grill includes a rectangular volume which encloses a heat source with an ash tray for the burned fuel in the base thereof. A grid covers the open cooking surface of the rectangular volume. The housing forming the unit further includes stair-stepped hinged side panels which serve to support food holding accessories. The unit folds in a closed compact unit including carrying handle.

Abstract: A sheet metal constructed modular pack kitchen including utility tables, sinks and cabinetry, along with an airtight wood stove and flue-mounted oven. When disassembled, the components self-store in nested relation within one another. The stove includes an airtight non-warping cook top, hollow double bottom, hinged hot water tank and supports a double-walled, damper-controlled oven and warming shelf. Slip-mounted, interlocking cook top and flue/oven sections provide a knock-down, airtight construction.

Abstract: An improved side panel adapted for use in a kitchen range is provided which has improved thermal and structural properties. The improved construction of the side panel provides a channel member attached to an inner surface of the panel and extending from a lower rear portion of the panel and range to an upper front corner of the panel and range. The channel member provides an air passageway which concentrates a buoyancy driven convective flow of air from the lower part of the range onto the upper front corner of the panel, where a localized area of high temperatures is commonly found. A crossmember attached to the inner surface of the panel is also provided, which extends from the lower front portion of the panel to the channel member and from the channel member to the upper rear portion of the panel, the crossmember abutting the sides of the channel member, the channel member and the crossmember providing structural reinforcement to the side panel permitting use of a thinner gauge steel for the side panel.

Abstract: A safety accessory (10) used in combination with a field range (100) having a plurality of burner units (101); wherein, the safety accessory (10) includes an elongated shaft member (14) pivotally secured to the side (103) of the field range (100) and having rod elements (15) that project into the interior of the field range (100) to allow only one burner unit (101) to be operatively installed on either the upper (104) or lower (105) shelf elements of the field range (100).

Abstract: A food warming apparatus is provided with a cabinet defining a food treatment space and a food storage space above the food treatment space and in communication therewith. A wall at the bottom of the food treatment space supports a supply of food. Structure is provided to gain access to the food storage space to introduce a food supply and separate structure is provided to gain access to the food in the food treatment space for removal of the treated food. Heat is directed in a circulating path upwardly through food at one portion of the treatment space and downwardly through food in another portion of the treatment space.

Abstract: A gas downdraft range is provided with an airflow system for inducing and maintaining cooling airflow, combustion airflow and exhaust airflow. A housing defines an upwardly facing burner box and a cover overlies the housing with a downwardly formed burner pan disposed within the burner box. The bottom wall of the burner pan is spaced above the bottom wall of the burner box to form an air space therebetween. The burner box has cooling air inlets and cooling air outlets in communication with the air space to define a cooling airflow path. A burner is operably disposed in the burner pan and a grill grate overlies the burner pan providing combustion air inlet and outlet ports to and from the burner pan for defining a combustion airflow path. A plenum enclosure is connected to an exhaust air intake juxtaposed the grill grate and exhausts to atmosphere defining an exhaust airflow path. A blower concurrently induces and maintains each of the airflows.

Abstract: A cooking stove such as an induction heating cooking stove which is fitted into an aperture on top of a kitchen unit has one or more independent heater units mounted within an outer case, below a top plate which cooking pans, etc can be heated. Each heater unit consists of an open-ended box-shaped internal chassis having one or more heater elements mounted on a top face thereof and an aperture formed in a bottom face thereof. Each internal chassis is provided with a motor-driven cooling fan which acts to produce a flow of cooling air through the interior of the chassis and out through the lower aperture into a ventilation duct, and hence to the atmosphere via a cooling air inlet/outlet section which can be conveniently provided at the upper rear part of the top of the stove. No additional ventilation apertures need be provided in the kitchen unit, and the number of heater elements can be readily varied as required, while the overall design is extremely simple and readily manufactured.

Abstract: A portable gas heater particularly useful for heating foodstuffs under all-weather conditions comprises a housing having a first section defining a gas burner compartment, and a second section defining a gas container compartment, the latter section including a pair of side walls hingedly mounted to a closed position closing the container compartment, or to an open position opening the container compartment and providing a stable support for the gas heater. The gas burner further includes a burner plate connected to the gas burner nozzle by means of a plurality of telescoping tubes to enable the burner plate to be positioned either at the lower end or the upper end of the gas burner compartment for accommodating different types of vessels.

Abstract: A built-in kitchen system including a baking and roasting oven and a surface cooking unit, which system includes a plurality of cabinet modules disposed adjacent one another and provided with countertops defining a horizontal work surface, a wall cabinet housing integrated into the system and having an upper portion accommodating the oven and a lower portion accommodating the cooking unit, a device mounting the cooking unit in the housing for horizontal displacement between a position within the housing and a position in front of the housing, and a displacement device supporting the wall cabinet housing and arranged to move the housing vertically between raised and lowered positions, the raised position being located to place the bottom of the cooking unit level with the work surface.

Abstract: An installation for a baking and roasting oven in a built-in kitchen composed of cabinet-like modules immediately adjacent one another and covered with tops forming a work surface, which installation includes a wall cabinet housing accommodating the baking and roasting oven and presenting an interior bottom surface, the cabinet being integrated into the built-in kitchen, and a displacement device supporting the wall cabinet housing and arranged to move the housing vertically between a lowered position and a raised position in which the bottom surface is disposed at the level of the portion of the work surface formed by the tops of the modules directly in front of the housing.

Abstract: A cooking table of the type having a stationary portion at which persons may be seated and a mobile portion comprising a griddle plate movable from table to table. The stationary portion of the table is essentially of U-shape adapted to receive the mobile portion in the hollow of the U to enable preparation of foods, meats and the like and demonstration thereof under the immediate observation of the patrons seated at the table. Gas is made available for use in the griddle when the mobile portion of the table is in place, by conduits or pipes with quick connect and disconnect couplings. Other features for the safety, health and comfort of the persons seated at the table include insulating material in the walls of the mobile unit, flame retardant angles on the underside of the griddle plate to block possible injury to guests seated at the table, and kerf troughs on the underside of the griddle plate to insure collection of grease in perimeter troughs on the inside of the U-opening in the stationary portion.

Abstract: An electrically heated oven for mobile vehicles, such as vans or recreational vehicles, includes a tightly closed oven compartment divided by an internal, imperforate, vertical secondary wall spaced from the back wall of the oven into a front cooking chamber and a rear heater chamber. A thermostatically controlled, plate-like, low wattage electric resistance heating element operable at the vehicle voltage is located within the heater chamber intermediate the upper and lower edges of the secondary wall, which edges are spaced from the top and bottom walls of the oven to allow convection air flow between the cooking and heater chambers. The front surface of the secondary wall is dull and roughened to readily dissipate heat into the cooking chamber and the rear surface of the secondary wall is smooth and shiny to minimize absorption of heat thereby from the heating element. The oven is mounted from a face plate for easy installation into the vehicle.

Abstract: A device associated with a gas burner of an absorption refrigerating apparatus that ensures the lighting of the gas burner without the requirements of special knowledge and ability. The device includes a burner housing in a sealed system having a part that is movable against the action of a spring in order to establish communication between the normally closed combustion system and the atmosphere.

Abstract: A field range, primarily for cooking out-of-doors, comprising a removable ter shell capable of easy and quick locking and unlocking with respect to the frame of the field range cabinet and easy removal from the frame to facilitate cleaning of the interior walls of the field range oven and the horizontal and vertical support elements of the frame.