AU2015207863B2

AU2015207863B2 - Stand for a dutch oven

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Publication number: AU2015207863B2
Application number: AU2015207863A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Kuo-Chan Huang
Original assignee: Campmaid LLC
Current assignee: Campmaid LLC
Priority date: 2015-07-29
Filing date: 2015-07-29
Publication date: 2017-06-15
Anticipated expiration: 2035-07-29
Also published as: AU2015207863A1

Abstract

OF DISCLOSURE A stand is provided for a Dutch oven. The stand includes a ring, legs, connectors, a hook unit and an accessory. Each of the legs includes a branch formed on an internal side. Each of the connectors pivotally 5 connects a corresponding one of the legs to the ring. The hook unit includes a tube, a rod connected to the tube at an end, and a hook formed at another end of the rod. The spring is inserted in the tube and formed with two ends engaged with the ring. The accessory includes a lug for engagement with the hook and a rim for abutment against the branches to 10 prevent the stand from collapsing.

Description

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STAND FOR A DUTCH OVEN BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

1. FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a Dutch oven and, more particularly, 5 to a stand for a Dutch oven.

2. RELATED PRIOR ART

Barbecue provides food and fun for people. There are various types of equipment and utensils to facilitate barbecue. For example, a grill is disclosed in Taiwanese Patent M448235. The grill includes a bowl 10 10 and a grid 20. The bowl 10 includes a bottom plate 12, vents 121 in the bottom plate 12, and brackets 13 on an internal side. Coal is filled in the bowl 10, on the bottom plate 12. The coal is ignited before the grid 20 is inserted in the bowl 10, on the brackets 13. Then, food is cooked on the grid 20. However, it is difficult to use the grill with a Dutch oven to 15 cook stew or soup.

Nothing above should be read as necessarily falling within the common general knowledge.

The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at least alleviate the problems encountered in prior art.

20 SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Throughout this specification - the word "comprise", or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element, integer or 25 step, or group of elements, integers or steps.

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In a first aspect, the present invention provides a stand comprising: 5 a ring; legs each comprising a branch extending from an internal side; connectors each for pivotally connecting a corresponding one of the legs to the ring; a hook unit comprising a rod, a hook connected to an end of the rod, 10 and a tube connected to another end of the rod; a spring inserted in the tube and formed with two ends engaged with the ring; and an accessory comprising a lug for engagement with the hook and a rim for abutment against the branches to prevent the stand from 15 collapsing; and wherein the accessory is selected from the group consisting of a dedicated coal tray and a grid.

In a preferred embodiment, when the grid is used, the stand is inverted. 20 Other objectives, advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description referring to the attached drawings,

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The present invention will be described via detailed illustration of 25 two embodiments referring to the drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a stand for a Dutch oven according to ο (N a

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FIG. 7 is an enlarged, partial, cut-away view of the stand according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 1, there is devised a stand 10 according to a first 15 embodiment of the present invention. The stand 10 can be used with Dutch oven 54 (FIGS. 3 and 4). The stand 10 includes a ring 12, at least three legs 20, at least three connectors 21 to pivotally connect the legs 20 to the ring 12, a hook unit 40, and a spring 30 to connect the hook unit 40 to the ring 12. 20 Two strips 16 are located in and connected to the ring 12 by welding for example. Each of the strips 16 includes an aperture (not numbered) made therein. Two arched rods 18 are located in and connected to the ring 12 by welding for example so that space 11 is made by each of the arched rods 18 and a corresponding portion of the ring 12. 25 Each of the legs 20 includes an end formed with a protrusion 25 for abutment against an external side of the ring 12 and another end inserted (followed by page 3 a) ο (Ν σ3 (Ν m Ό ΟΟ r-ο (Ν Ο (Ν 10 15 in a shoe 28. Each of the legs 20 further includes a branch 26 extending from an internal side. The branch 26 includes a free end 27. Each of the connectors 21 includes a sleeve 14, a pivot 22 and a threaded bolt 23. The sleeve 14 is located in and connected to the ring 12 by welding for example. By welding for example, the pivot 22 is secured to the end of the corresponding leg 20 that is formed with the protrusion 25. The pivot 22 is a hollow element with a thread 24 formed on an internal side. The pivot 22 is inserted in the sleeve 14. The threaded bolt 23 is inserted in the pivot 22 and engaged with the thread 24. The threaded bolt 23 includes a head (not numbered) made with diameter larger than an internal diameter of the sleeve 14 so that the pivot 22 is kept in the sleeve 14. The hook unit 40 includes a rod 42, a hook 44 and a tube 46. The rod 42 is connected to the tube 46 at an end and formed with the hook 44 at another end. The rod 42 includes recesses 41 made therein. The spring 30 is preferably a helical spring that includes two looped 3a (followed by page 4) Η Ο (Ν σ^ (Ν m Ό 00 ο (Ν Ο (Ν or crooked ends 32. The spring 30 is inserted in the tube 46. The looped or crooked ends 32 of the spring 30 are engaged with the strips 16.

Referring to FIG. 2, a coal tray 50 includes a bottom plate (not numbered), a rim 59 and a lug 52. The rim 59 is formed on the bottom 5 plate of the coal tray 50. The lug 52 is formed on the bottom plate of the coal tray 50 and located in the rim 59.

Referring to FIG. 3, the hook 44 is engaged with the lug 52. Thus, the coal tray 50 is connected to the stand 10. The free ends 27 of the branches 26 are inserted in the coal tray 50 and abutted against the rim 59 10 of the coal tray 50. Thus, the shoes 28 are restrained by the coal tray 50, and the stand 10 is prevented from collapsing. Coal 72 is filled in the coal tray 50. The Dutch oven 54, which includes three bumps 56 extending from the bottom, is supported on both of the ring 12 and the arched rod 18. Food 70 is cooked in the Dutch oven 54. 15 Referring to FIG. 4, the stand 10 is supported on the coal tray 50, which is supported on the Dutch oven 54. The food 72 is cooked or kept warm in the Dutch oven 54 by burning coal located on the coal tray 50.

Referring to FIG. 5, a grid 60 includes a rim 66, rods 62, three plates 64 and a lug 52. The rods 62 and the plates 64 are located in and 20 secured to the rim 66 of the grid 60 by welding for example. The lug 52 is secured to some of the rods 62 by welding for example.

Referring to FIG. 6, the stand 10 and the grid 60 are inverted. The protrusions 25 of the legs 20 are laid on the ground. The branches 26 are inserted in and abutted against the rim 66 of the grid 60. The free 25 ends 27 of the branches 26 are abutted against the plates 64. Thus, the stand 10 is prevented from collapsing, and the grid 60 is firmly supported

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Referring to FIG. 7, there is a stand 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention 7. The second embodiment is like the first embodiment except for one feature that the tube 46 includes at least one boss 48 formed on an internal side. The boss 48 is pressed against the spring 30 to prevent the tube 46 from rotation relative to the spring 30.

The present invention has been described via the detailed illustration of the preferred embodiment. Those skilled in the art can derive variations from the embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments shall not limit the scope of the present invention defined in the claims.

Claims

1. A stand comprises: a ring; legs each comprising a branch extending from an internal side; connectors each for pivotally connecting a corresponding one of the legs to the ring; a hook unit comprising a rod, a hook connected to an end of the rod, and a tube connected to another end of the rod; a spring inserted in the tube and formed with two ends engaged with the ring; and an accessory comprising a lug for engagement with the hook and a rim for abutment against the branches to prevent the stand from collapsing; and wherein the accessory is selected from the group consisting of a dedicated coal tray and a grid.

2. The stand according to claim 1, wherein when the grid is used that the stand is inverted.

3. The stand according to claim 1, wherein the grid comprises rods connected to the rim.

4. The stand according to claim 3, wherein the lug is connected to some of the rods of the grid.

5. The stand according to claim 1, wherein the rod is made with a series of recesses.

6. The stand according to claim 1, wherein the tube comprises at least one boss formed on an internal side and pressed against the spring.

7. The stand according to claim 1, wherein each of the legs comprises a protrusion for abutment against an external side of the ring.

8. The stand according to claim 1, wherein each of the ends of the spring is selected from the group consisting of a crooked end and a looped end.

9. The stand according to claim 8, wherein each of the ends of the spring is a crooked end.

10. The stand according to claim 9, wherein the ring comprises two strips connected to the ring and engaged with the crooked ends of the spring. 1 l.The stand according to claim 1, wherein the ring comprises arched rods each connected to an internal side of the ring at two ends.

12.The stand according to claim 1, wherein each of the connectors comprises: a sleeve connected to the ring; a hollow pivot connected to the corresponding leg and formed with a thread on an internal side; and a threaded bolt inserted in the hollow pivot and engaged with the thread.