US 12,133,616 B2
Portable kitchen assembly
Demetrius Preston, Montgomery, AL (US); and Michael Preston, Montgomery, AL (US)
Filed by Demetrius Preston, Montgomery, AL (US); and Michael Preston, Montgomery, AL (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,397.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172399 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); A47J 37/12 (2006.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01); B62B 1/10 (2006.01); B62B 5/06 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 44/00 (2013.01) [A47J 36/32 (2013.01); A47J 37/1204 (2013.01); A47J 37/129 (2013.01); B62B 1/10 (2013.01); B62B 5/06 (2013.01); F24C 7/082 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); A47J 2201/00 (2013.01); F25D 11/003 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable kitchen assembly comprising:
a housing defining an interior space;
a power module engaged to the housing;
a cooktop engaged to an upper facet of the housing and being operationally engaged to the power module, wherein the cooktop is configured for heating a food item;
an oven engaged to the housing, operationally engaged to the power module, and positioned in the interior space, such that a door of the oven is accessible from a front of the housing, wherein the oven is configured for baking or cooking a food item;
a cooling unit engaged to the housing, operationally engaged to the power module, and positioned in the interior space, such that a door of the cooling unit is accessible from the front of the housing, wherein the cooling unit is configured for cold storage of a food item; and
a set of wheels engaged to a lower facet of the housing, wherein the wheels are configured for locomotion of the housing across a surface,
wherein the cooktop is one of a plurality of cooktops, each cooktop being selectively engageable to the housing, such that the cooktop is operationally engaged to the power module;
a recess extending into the upper facet of the housing, such that the recess is positioned for at least partial insertion of a respective cooktop of the plurality of cooktops;
a pair of first fasteners engaged singly to opposed sides of the housing proximate to the upper facet, each first fastener extending laterally outward from the housing spaced below the upper facet of the housing;
a plurality of second fasteners engaged to the plurality of cooktops, such that two second fasteners are engaged to each cooktop, the second fasteners being complementary to the first fasteners, such that the second fasteners positioned on a respective cooktop are positioned for selectively engaging the first fasteners for engaging the respective cooktop to the housing;
wherein each first fastener and a respective second fastener comprise a latch; and
a plurality of straps engaged to and extending from the plurality of cooktops, each second fastener being engaged to a respective strap distal from an associated cooktop wherein each strap extends away from the recess, over an outer edge of the upper facet, and down a lateral side of the housing to secure second fastener to the first fastener.