| 摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a sauce pot which is used for the mixing for stirring of sauces, soups, gravies, and other foodstuffs while being heated on a heat source such as a stovetop, gas burner, hot plate, barbeque grill, charcoal, open flame, etc. the term “sauce” will be used herein to indicate all such foodstuffs to be cooked in order to abbreviate this disclosure. The sauce pot allows a user (cook) to stir and mix the sauce while heating the sauce and optionally while a lid assembly is in place thus, more efficiently retaining heat, steam, and flavors within the sauce pot during cooking and stirring. |
| 主权项 |
1. A sauce pot comprising:
a. a container having a base with an interior surface, at least one sidewall, and a container rim at the upper vertical edge of the sidewall; b. the base being thermally conductive composition, the base having an inner surface; c. a mixer assembly comprising: a frame assembly removably attached to the container, a lid assembly removably attached to the container, a shaft assembly, and a crank assembly removably attached to the frame assembly; d. the frame assembly comprising a frame rim attached to the container and a plurality of radial struts extending from the frame rim to a radially central frame hub; e. the shaft assembly comprising a shaft extending from a radial center of the frame rim downward toward the base of the container, the shaft having a vertical axis of rotation; f. the shaft assembly further comprising a scraper paddle extending from the shaft in a first horizontal direction so as to rotate therewith, g. the scraper paddle in constant contact with the interior surface of the base of the container from the axis of rotation of the shaft to the sidewall of the container; h. the shaft assembly further comprising a mixer paddle extending from the shaft in a second horizontal direction and configured to rotate there with; i. the mixer paddle in a horizontal plane above the scraper paddle; j. the lid assembly substantially extends over the container rim enclosing the container; and k. the crank assembly is removably attached to the shaft and extends vertically above the frame assembly. |
