Skottle Grill Stove Bracket for Stable Large-Cookware Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable cooking devices, such as propane stoves, become unstable when used with large cookware, risking tipping over due to uneven weight distribution.
Innovation Solution
A stove support bracket is rigidly attached to the underside of a grill, with adjustable legs and cookware support extensions that can be tightened against the grill for optimal heat transfer and stability, specifically designed for use with a skottle grill or similar cooking vessels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a portable propane stove is used with large cookware, then cooking capacity is improved, but stability deteriorates causing the device to tip over
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third dimension of support by attaching legs to the bottom of the skottle, transforming the single-point support (stove alone) into a distributed multi-point support system. This dimensional change in support structure allows large cookware to be stabilized without compromising the stove's position, resolving the contradiction between cooking capacity and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The skottle acts as an intermediary component between the portable stove and the large cookware. By providing a structured interface with cookware support extensions and adjustable legs, the skottle mediates the weight distribution and stabilizes the system, enabling the use of large cookware without causing the stove to tip over.
2Productivity
If the stove is positioned closer to the grill for heat transfer, then cooking efficiency is improved, but the risk of tipping increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable legs attached to the bottom of the skottle function as counterweights that compensate for the top-heavy configuration. When the stove is positioned close to the grill for optimal heat transfer, the legs provide opposing weight distribution that prevents tipping, allowing high cooking efficiency without sacrificing stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable legs provide dynamic stability adjustment. The user can adjust the leg positions and extensions based on the specific cookware size and stove position, creating an adaptive support system that maintains stability regardless of how close the stove is positioned to the grill for heat transfer optimization.
3Temperature
If cookware support extensions are pressed tightly against the grill, then heat transfer is improved, but the device becomes more top-heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds vertical dimension support through legs attached to the bottom of the skottle, complementing the horizontal press-tight configuration of the cookware support extensions. This multi-dimensional support approach allows the extensions to be pressed tightly against the grill for heat transfer while the legs provide counterbalancing support to prevent top-heaviness and tipping.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a stable cooking platform that ensures efficient heat transfer and prevents the cooking device from tipping, allowing for safe and effective cooking with various cookware sizes.
Implementation Method 1
A stove support bracket is rigidly attached to the underside of a grill. A plurality of legs is attached to the grill for support.
Implementation Method 2
The stove support mechanism is for moving the stove upwards so that the cookware support extensions are pressed tightly against the underside of the grill for optimum heat transfer.
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AI summary
A cooking device. A stove support bracket is rigidly attached to the underside of a grill. A plurality of legs is attached to the grill for support. A stove having cookware support extensions is attached to the grill and supported by the stove support bracket. A stove position adjustment mechanism is connected to the stove support bracket. The stove support mechanism is for moving the stove upwards so that the cookware support extensions are pressed tightly against the underside of the grill for optimum heat transfer. In a preferred embodiment, the grill is a skottle grill.