What is claimed:
1. In a container the improvement comprising
a flap panel affixed to said container,
said flap panel comprising front and rear panel members disposed in overlying relationship to one another and defining a pocket therebetween,
a wheel having a face which faces said front panel member disposed in said pocket and mounted for rotation within said pocket, with a portion of the outer circumference of said wheel exposed externally of said flap panel for rotation of said wheel by a force applied to said wheel from a location external of said pocket, said wheel including visually observable information on said face thereof, said wheel including a central opening through the thickness thereof,
a disc-shaped hub disposed within said central opening through said wheel, said hub including opposite surfaces which are anchored non-rotatably to respective ones of said front and rear panel members, thereby supporting said wheel for rotation about said hub,
a cutout through the thickness of said front panel member and in register with said visually observable information on said face of said wheel whereby rotation of said wheel exhibits selectable elements of said visually observable information via said cutout to a user.
2. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said flap panel is hingedly affixed to said container.
3. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said flap panel is integrally formed with said container.
4. The improvement of claim 1 including at least one supplementary glue flap interposed and fixedly anchored between the facing surfaces of said overlying front and rear panel members,
said at least one supplementary glue flap including a portion thereof contoured and disposed in position within said pocket to receive within said contoured portion a portion of the outer circumference of said wheel.
5. The improvement of claim 4 wherein said contoured portion of said at least one supplementary glue flap is located generally diametrically across said wheel from that portion of said wheel which is exposed externally of said flap panel.
6. The improvement of claim 5 and including a plurality of supplementary glue flaps, each of which includes a contoured portion which is substantially complementary to a portion of the outer circumference of said wheel.
7. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said disc hub is die cut from the center of said wheel and temporarily retained within said central opening of said wheel by a nick defined by a non-cut portion of said die cut disc, said nick providing for initial retention of said disc hub within said central opening of said wheel and subsequent disengagement of said disc hub from said wheel upon the application of a rotational force to said wheel.
8. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said visually observable information includes indicia, graphics, words or a combination of thereof.
9. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said container is formed from paperboard or a paperboard laminate.
10. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said wheel includes notches along its outer circumference.
11. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said portion of said wheel exposed externally of said flap panel is disposed within that side edge of said flap panel which is distal of the attachment of said flap panel to said container when said flap panel is fully assembled.
12. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said wheel includes opposite flat faces and visually observable information on both of the opposite flat faces of said wheel and including at least one window defined in said rear panel in register with said visually observable information on said wheel.
13. The improvement of claim 4 wherein said at least one supplementary glue flap includes glue applied to opposite flat surfaces thereof.
14. The improvement of claim 13 and including a further supplementary flap having a portion thereof contoured to receive therein a portion of the outer circumference of said wheel.
15. The improvement of claim 4 wherein said supplementary glue flap is disposed within said pocket opposite the location of that portion of said wheel which is exposed externally of said flap panel and defines a barrier against lateral dislocation of said wheel from its rotational axis.
16. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said container is of a geometry selected from a symmetrical, non-symmetrical, regular or irregular geometry.
17. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said front panel member includes multiple cutouts through the thickness of said front panel member and in register with said visually observable information on said face of said wheel.
18. A blank for forming a container having an integral flap panel, comprising a plurality of side panels and top and bottom panels, respective ones of which are foldably interconnected and when folded define said container, said flap panel including a front panel member integrally formed with at least one of said panels defining said container and a rear panel member integrally formed with said front panel member and adapted to be folded into overlying relationship to said front panel member, and supplementary glue flaps foldably formed along a distal side of said rear panel member in position to be folded into overlying relationship to said front panel member and between said front and rear panel members contemporaneously with the infolding of said rear panel member into overlying relationship with said front and rear panel members.
19. In a container having a spinning wheel mounted in a pocket defined by overlying planar members associated with said container, for selective display of visually observable information to a user, the improvement wherein said wheel includes a central hub defined by a disc derived from the central region of the wheel and said disc, disposed within said central region of the wheel, is bonded to the overlying planar members of said pocket.
20. The container of claim 19 wherein said hub is of a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the wheel.
21. The container of claim 10 wherein said disc is die cut from the central region of the wheel, said die cut defining a nick within the die cut which retains said disc within the plane of the wheel during assembly of the wheel within the pocket.
22. The container of claim 21 wherein said disc includes first and second opposite flat faces and including glue interposed between at least one of said flat faces and a respective one of the overlying planar members which define the pocket.
23. The container of claim 22 and including glue interposed between each of said first and second opposite flat faces of said disc and respective ones of the overlying planar members which define the pocket whereby said disc is anchored against movement thereof within the pocket.
24. A method for the formation of a container having a spinning wheel appurtenance comprising the steps of
providing first and second planar panel members,
providing a wheel having first and second opposite faces and a central region concentric with the rotational axis of the wheel,
partially severing from said central region of said wheel a disc having first and second flat opposite faces,
while said disc is retained within said central region of said wheel, affixing said front face of said disc to said first planar panel member,
disposing and bonding said second panel member in overlying relationship to said first panel member with said wheel and disc disposed therebetween.
25. The method of claim 24 and including the step of affixing said second face of said disc to said overlying second panel member.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein said a portion of the outer circumference of said wheel is accessible externally of said overlying first and second panel members.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A superheated steam grill comprising
a body having an upper lid movable to an open position and a closed position with respect to the body, an inner chamber formed between the upper lid and the body with the upper lid at the closed position;
a heating tray provided in the inner chamber for placing and heating food materials thereon;
a mist generator for generating atomized water molecules; and
a heating tube having a passage in communication with the inner chamber, the atomized water molecules generated by the mist generator entering the passage to form a superheated stream, the superheated stream being delivered into the inner chamber via the passage;
wherein the heating tube is combined with a spray head for spraying the stream into the inner chamber;
wherein the heating tube comprises a mist conduit, an electric heating tube extending substantially parallel to the mist conduit and a heat-conducting wrapping for transferring the heat generated by the electric heating tube to the mist conduit;
wherein the atomized water molecules generated by the mist generator are guided into the heating tube by the wind of a fan;
wherein the fan has an air-guiding mask for guiding the direction of the airflow.
2. The superheated stream grill according to claim 1, wherein the upper lid is pivoted to the body.
3. A superheated stream grill, comprising:
a body having an upper lid movable to an open position and a closed position with respect to the body, an inner chamber formed between the upper lid and the body with the upper lid at the closed position;
a water-storing member;
a supersonic vibrator provided in the water-storing member for atomizing the water stored in the water-storing member to form the mist;
a mist conduit with one end leading to the water-storing member and the other end leading to the inner chamber, thereby to guide the mist generated in the water-storing member to the inner chamber;
an electric heating tube for heating the mist conduit, thereby to heat the mist entering the inner chamber via the mist conduit to form the superheated stream; and
a fan for providing the wind to guide the mist generated in the water-storing member into the mist conduit for the subsequent heating so as to form the superheated stream, the thus-formed superheated stream is delivered into the inner chamber;
wherein the water-storing member comprises a water tank for supplying the necessary water to the water-storing member;
wherein the end of the mist conduit leading to the inner chamber is provided with a spray head for spraying the stream into the inner chamber;
wherein the mist conduit and the electric heating tube are simultaneously wrapped in a heat-conducting wrapping, thereby to indirectly transfer the heat generated by the electric heating tube to the mist conduit via the heat-conducting material;
wherein the mist generated in the water-storing member is guided into the mist conduit by the wind of a fan;
wherein the fan has an air-guiding mask for guiding the direction of the airflow.
4. The superheated stream grill according to claim 3, wherein the water-storing member has a transparent housing to allow the observation of the amount of the water stored therein.
5. The superheated stream grill according to claim 3, wherein the mist conduit and the electric heating tube contact with each other, thereby to transfer the heat generated by the electric heating tube to the mist conduit by contact conduction.
6. The superheated stream grill according to claim 3, wherein the upper lid is pivoted to the body.
7. A superheated stream grill, comprising:
a first tray and a second tray closable with respect to each other for heating the food materials placed therebetween, any of the first tray or the second tray provided with at least one venting hole;
a water-storing member;
a supersonic vibration provided in the water-storing member for atomizing the water stored in the water-storing member to form the mist;
a mist conduit with one end connected to the water-storing member and the other end connected to the venting hole, thereby to spray the mist generated in the water-storing member to the inner chamber via the venting hole; and
an electric heating tube for heating the mist conduit, thereby to heat the mist entering the inner chamber via the mist conduit to form the superheated stream;
wherein the water-storing member comprises a water tank for supplying the necessary water to the water-storing member;
wherein the mist conduit and the electric heating tube contact with each other, thereby to transfer the heat generated by the electric heating tube to the mist conduit by contact conduction;
wherein the mist conduit and the electric heating tube are simultaneously wrapped in a heat-conducting wrapping, thereby to indirectly transfer the heat generated by the electric heating tube to the mist conduit via the heat-conducting material;
wherein the mist generated in the water-storing member is guided into the mist conduit by the wind of a fan;
wherein the fan has an air-guiding mask for guiding the direction of the airflow.
8. The superheated stream grill according to claim 7, wherein the water-storing member has a transparent housing to allow the observation of the amount of the water stored therein.
9. The superheated stream grill according to claim 7, wherein the first tray and the second tray are provided with a plurality of venting holes thereon, and the mist conduit is combined with a manifold for simultaneously connecting to all the venting holes.