Nicholas Palmer

US Patent:

20160324192, Nov 10, 2016

Filed:

May 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/146285

Inventors:

- Orem UT, US
Nicholas J. Palmer - Orem UT, US

International Classification:

A47J 36/06
A47J 36/16

Abstract:

Manual popcorn poppers with integrated stirrers and methods of making and using such poppers are disclosed. Some embodiments of an exemplary popcorn popper may include a pot or pan and a lid. The lid may include an integral stirrer to stir popcorn in the pan when being popped to avoid burning. The stirrer may be rotated with a rotating crank at the end of a handle for holding and moving the popcorn popper. By rotating the crank, a cable may rotate within a chaseway formed within the lid and handle which then transfers the rotating motion of the crank to the stirrer. The stirring cable may be used to change the plane of the rotating force or moment applied to the crank, such that a cranking motion about one axis may produce a stirring action about another axis approximately 90 degrees from the cranking axis without the use of gears and rods.