Baking tray separator

Abstract

Separator (4) for a cooking dish (2) comprising: - a glass plate (16), and - a silicone coating (18) for said glass plate. Figure from the abstract: Figure 1

Description

Title of the invention: Separating device for cooking dish

[0001] This disclosure relates to a separator device for a cooking dish, in particular a dish intended for culinary preparation, for example a dish that can go in the oven. technical field

[0002] This disclosure relates to the field of cooking accessories, particularly for oven cooking. Previous technique

[0003] It is known to equip an oven dish with at least one divider to allow two or more dishes to be cooked in a single oven. Some dishes include grooves for holding a divider, which can hinder the preparation of the food when used without the divider. Furthermore, the presence of grooves in these dishes limits the number of dividers that can be used.

[0004] Most often, dividers are used for baking pastries. Instead of making one large cake, several small cakes are made.

[0005] The problems encountered with known separators are sealing problems between the compartments created. It is therefore advisable to prepare two similar or nearly identical preparations so that a leak does not significantly alter the taste of the preparations.

[0006] Another problem is being able to easily put in place the separator and also being able to place it wherever you want in the dish, not just in a limited number of positions.

[0007] Yet another problem concerns the fact that some separators, in particular metal separators, can damage the coating of the dish. Summary

[0008] This disclosure improves the situation. Its purpose is to propose a watertight dish divider. This divider will also preferably be easy to position and / or able to be placed in a dish as desired by the user. Furthermore, it should be noted that a user wishing to use several dividers for their preparation could use as many dividers as they wish, according to this disclosure, without damaging the dish.

[0009] A baking tray divider is proposed which comprises: - a glass plate, and - a silicone coating on said glass plate.

[0010] Such a separator, while seemingly simple in design, offers great ease of use, good heat resistance, secure retention (despite the absence of any fastening means such as hooks or the like), and also creates a seal between the compartments that is unknown to the inventors among prior art devices. Furthermore, the silicone coating of the separator according to the present disclosure protects the dish's coating from potential damage.

[0011] The features described in the following paragraphs may optionally be implemented independently of each other or in combination with each other:

[0012] - the glass plate is made of tempered glass; and / or

[0013] - the coating of the glass plate is obtained by overmolding; and / or

[0014] - the separator comprises two front faces connected by a peripheral edge, and the silicone coating has at least one sealing lip on part of a perimeter of a side face; and / or each side face has a shape with four sides connected by rounded areas, and a sealing lip extends over three of the four sides of one face as well as at least partially into the rounded areas; and / or

[0015] - said separator comprises a first plane of symmetry parallel to a face of the a glass plate and a second plane of symmetry perpendicular to the first plane of symmetry.

[0016] According to another aspect, a cooking dish is proposed having a base and side walls, characterized in that it is equipped with a separator as described above, said separator being able to rest on the base of the cooking dish and extend from one side wall of said dish to an opposite side wall.

[0017] In such a cooking dish, the following advantageous features can be implemented independently of each other or in combination:

[0018] - the separator comprises at least one sealing lip intended to come into contact by deforming with the bottom of the baking dish and two opposite side walls; and / or

[0019] - the dish has a ceramic coating.

[0020] Finally, according to another aspect, a method is proposed for separating the interior space of a cooking dish into two distinct compartments, said cooking dish comprising a base and side walls, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - provision of a separator as described above, said separator being adapted to the dimensions of the cooking dish, and - placing the separator in the baking dish so that said separator comes into contact with the bottom of the baking dish and two opposite side walls. Brief description of the figures

[0021] Other features, details and advantages will become apparent from reading the detailed description below, and from analyzing the accompanying drawing, in which: Fig. 1

[0022] [Fig.1] shows in perspective a cooking dish equipped with a separator according to one embodiment. Fig. 2

[0023] [Fig.2] is a cross-sectional view along the section line II-II of [Fig.1]. Fig. 3

[0024] [Fig.3] shows in perspective the separator of figures 1 and 2 Fig. 4

[0025] [Fig.4] shows the separator of [Fig.1] in front view. Description of the implementation methods

[0026] Reference is now made to [Fig. 1]. This figure shows a dish 2 intended for cooking food, inside of which there is a separator 4.

[0027] The dish 2 has a base 6 and is surrounded by four side walls, two large side walls 8 alternating with two small side walls 10. The base 6 and the side walls define a concave space intended to hold food (meat, vegetables, sweet or savory dishes, etc.) in a conventional manner. The dish 2 is, for example, made of metal and may be coated, on the inside of the concave space, with a non-stick coating, for example, a ceramic coating. The base 6 is preferably flat and is intended to be oriented horizontally. It will be assumed hereafter that the base is horizontal. The side walls (large side walls 8 and small side walls 10) extend from the base 6 and form a slightly obtuse angle with said base (to facilitate unmolding when the dish is used as a mold, for example, for a flan, a cake, or something similar).Each large side wall 8 is connected to a small side wall 10 by a rounded portion 12. In the illustrated embodiment, each small side wall 10 is provided with a rim extending outwards substantially parallel to the bottom 6 and thus forming a handle 14 facilitating the gripping of the dish 2.

[0028] The separator 4 is shaped to fit the shape of the plate 2. This separator 4 allows the concave space defined by the bottom 6 and the side walls described above to be divided into two parts.

[0029] In a completely original way, the separator 4 has a glass core 16 and a silicone coating 18.

[0030] The core 16 is a glass plate, preferably tempered glass. Its shape is adapted to the plate 2 and substantially reproduces the shape and dimensions of a wall lateral, in the illustrated example of a small side wall 10. Thus, the overall shape of the separator 4 (and its core) is that of an isosceles trapezoid with rounded corners. The tempered glass core 4 is in the form of a plate with two main faces or front faces (of isosceles trapezoidal shape with rounded corners) connected by a peripheral rim.

[0031] The core 16 is coated with silicone. Like the core 16, the separator 4 also has two main, or front, faces connected by a peripheral edge (corresponding to the periphery of the trapezoid). Thus, the tempered glass does not come into direct contact with the flat surface 2. The coating is preferably achieved by overmolding. This coating process also makes it possible to form two sealing lips 20 on the separator 4.

[0032] The separator 4 is designed to fit into the plate 2 such that the smaller base of the trapezoid faces the bottom 6 and the inclined edges of the trapezoid each face a large lateral wall 8. A sealing lip 20 is then found on each face of the separator 4. Each sealing lip 20 is formed at the intersection of a front face of the separator and its peripheral edge. Each sealing lip 20 extends, for example, over each inclined edge of the separator and over the smaller base, terminating at the rounded corner between the larger base of the trapezoid and an inclined edge; in other words, over substantially the entire periphery of a front face of the separator 4, except at the larger base of the trapezoid. Each sealing lip 20, when at rest, i.e., as shown in [Fig. 3], extends outwards from the separator 4.Thus, when the separator 4 is placed in the plate 4, each sealing lip 20 slides on the bottom 6 and the large side walls 8 so that its free end moves away from the separator 4, thus promoting a good seal between the separator 4 and the plate 2. The separator 4 advantageously has two planes of symmetry: a first median plane in the thickness and a second plane, transverse to the first and corresponding approximately to the section plane ILII of [Fig.1].

[0033] To divide the space inside the dish 2 into two spaces, simply position the separator 4, orienting it approximately vertically and (without taking into account the inclination of the side walls relative to the vertical) parallel to the small side walls 10 of the dish 2, and then, by moving it vertically towards the bottom 6, bring it into contact with the bottom 6 and the large side walls 8. The separator 4 is then held in place by friction and ensures a good seal. The separator 4 can assume any possible position between the two small side walls 10.

[0034] It is clear that by adapting the shape of the separator 4, it is possible to divide the interior space of the plate 2 lengthwise, that is to say by arranging the separator not substantially perpendicular to the large side walls 8 but parallel to them. Industrial application

[0035] These technical solutions can be applied to any cooking dish, particularly those intended for oven use. The choice of materials for the divider makes it very easy to use and position within the dish to create compartments of varying sizes. Of course, it is possible to use more than one divider per dish to form three or more compartments.

[0036] The silicone in contact with the dish ensures a good seal between the compartments created. The presence of a sealing lip (on one side, but preferably on both) further enhances this seal. The divider remains secure and watertight even when only one compartment is used for food, culinary preparations, etc.

[0037] This disclosure is not limited to the example of embodiment and the variants mentioned above, only by way of example, but encompasses all the variants that a person skilled in the art may consider within the framework of the protection sought.

Claims

Demands

1. Separator (4) for cooking dish (2), characterized in that it comprises: - a glass plate (16), and - a silicone coating (18) of said glass plate.

2. Separator (4) according to claim 1, characterized in that the glass plate (16) is made of tempered glass.

3. Separator (4) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the coating (18) of the glass plate is obtained by overmolding.

4. Separator (4) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the separator (4) comprises two front faces connected by a peripheral edge, and in that the silicone coating (18) has at least one sealing lip (20) on a part of a periphery of a lateral face.

5. Separator (4) according to claim 4, characterized in that each lateral face has a shape with four sides connected by rounded areas, and in that a sealing lip (20) extends over three of the four sides of a face as well as at least partially into the rounded areas.

6. Separator (4) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a first plane of symmetry parallel to a face of the glass plate and a second plane of symmetry perpendicular to the first plane of symmetry.

7. Cooking dish (2) having a base (6) and side walls (8, 10), characterized in that it is provided with a separator (4) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, said separator (4) being able to rest on the base (6) of the cooking dish (2) and extend from a side wall (8; 10) of said dish to an opposite side wall (8; 10).

8. Cooking dish (2) according to claim 7, characterized in that the separator (4) comprises at least one sealing lip (20) intended to come into contact by deforming with the bottom (6) of the cooking dish and two opposite side walls (8; 10).

9. Cooking dish (2) according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that it has a ceramic coating.

10. A method for separating the interior space of a cooking dish (2) into two distinct compartments, said cooking dish comprising a base (6) and side walls (8, 10), characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - supply of a separator (4) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, said separator (4) being adapted to the dimensions of the cooking dish (2), and - placement of the separator (4) in the cooking dish (2) so that said separator (4) comes into contact with the bottom (6) of the cooking dish and two opposite side walls (8; 10).

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