CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a Continuation-ln-Part (CIP) of United States Patent Application 15/407,053 which was filed on January 16, 2017, the priority benefits of which are hereby claimed.

TITLE OF THE INVENTION

SPHERICAL FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINER FOR HEATING OR COOKING VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS BY STEAM IN ORDER TO COOK MULTIPLE SIZED PORTIONS OF FOOD PRODUCTS WITHIN SHORTENED COOKING TIMES, AND A FOOD COOKING APPLIANCE INCORPORATING THE

SPHERICAL FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINER THEREIN

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a bulb-shaped or spherical food product container for heating or cooking various food products by means of steam in order to cook multiple sized portions of food products within relatively short cooking times, and a food cooking appliance incorporating the bulb-shaped or spherical food product container therein. The cooking appliance utilizes steam for cooking various food products such as, for example, eggs, oatmeal, rice, chicken, vegetables, shrimp, pasta, and the like, disposed within the food product container. The appliance comprises a housing, a steam generator disposed within an upper compartment of the appliance housing, and a food product container, removably attached from an overhanging section of the appliance housing by means of any well-known quick connect/disconnect quarter-turn fastening system, within which the food product is cooked. The steam generated by means of the steam generator flows into a steam manifold, and a steam delivery conduit is fluidically connected to the steam manifold. A steam discharge pipe is, in turn, fluidically connected to the steam delivery conduit and is also removably mounted upon the appliance by means of a similar well-known quick connect/disconnect quarter turn fastener system. Lastly, a steam flux director is removably attached to the free or distal end of the steam discharge pipe by means of, for example, a bayonet slot type or other similar fastening system. In accordance with the unique principles and teachings of the present invention, when the steam, generated by means of the steam generator, flows into the steam manifold, is conducted out from the steam manifold and into and through the steam delivery conduit, flows out from the steam delivery conduit and into and through the steam discharge pipe, and flows out from the steam discharge pipe and into and through the steam flux director so as to be ultimately con- ducted out from a plurality of steam outlets which are formed within the distal end portion of the steam flux director such that the steam is projected onto the food product disposed within the food product container, whereby the food product is cooked by the steam exiting from the steam flux director. The use of the unique bulb-shaped or spherical food product container enables more than a single or indi- vidual food product portion to be cooked within the food product container, and the use of the steam, exiting from the steam outlets of the steam flux director, in conjunction with the bulbous or spherically-shaped food product container, causes the food product to undergo turbulent or rotational flow within the bulbous or spherically-configured food product container whereby the food product is greatly dispers- ed, effectively thinned, and is caused to travel along the internal peripheral surface areas of the bulbous or spherical food product container such that cooking times are dramatically reduced. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various cooking methods or procedures are of course widely employed in connection with the cooking or preparation of various different foods. For example, eggs may be grilled or poached, oatmeal may be cooked within a pot of hot water, chicken may be cooked within ovens, shrimp may be cooked within steamers, and various other food products may be cooked in boiling water. In the fast- food industry, however, such known cooking procedures are not readily adaptable to the needs of fast-food customers who order their particular food products and expect the food products to effectively be delivered to them within a time frame which may comprise only several minutes. In addition, while the aforenoted United States patent application effectively taught the relatively quick cooking of food products disposed within single or individual serving food cups as a result of the food, disposed within the food cups being exposed to the steam issuing from the steam generator, it is sometimes desirable to cook larger amounts of food, that is, larger than a single or individual food portion, by means of the same cooking techniques while nevertheless preserving relatively short periods of cooking time.

A need therefore exists in the art for a new and improved food cooking appliance wherein the aforenoted disadvantages or operational drawbacks characteristic of conventional food cooking appliances are effectively overcome or eliminated. More particularly, a need exists in the art for a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products. Furthermore, a need exists in the art for a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products in a relatively short period of time. Still further, a need exists in the art for a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products in a relatively short period of time which effectively renders the appliance extremely desirable in the fast-food industry. Yet further, a need exists in the art for a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of multiple-sized portions of various different food products within a food product cup while nevertheless preserving the relatively short periods of cooking time.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

The overall objectives of the present invention are to provide a new and improved food cooking appliance wherein the aforenoted disadvantages or operational drawbacks characteristic of conventional food cooking appliances are effectively overcome or eliminated, to provide a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products, to provide a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products in a relatively short period of time, to provide a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various different food products in a relatively short period of time which effectively renders the appliance extremely desirable in the fast-food industry, and to provide a new and improved food cooking appliance which will permit or facilitate the cooking of various multiple portions of different food products within a food product cup while nevertheless preserving the relatively short periods of cooking time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The foregoing and other objectives are achieved in accordance with the teachings and principles of the present invention through the provision of a bulb-shaped or spherical food product container for heating or cooking various food products by means of steam in order to cook multiple sized portions of food products within relatively short cooking times, and a food cooking appliance incorporat- ing the bulb-shaped or spherical food product container therein. The cooking appliance utilizes steam for cooking various food products such as, for example, eggs, oatmeal, rice, chicken, vegetables, shrimp, pasta, and the like, disposed within the food product container. The appliance comprises a housing, a steam generator disposed within an upper compartment of the appliance housing, and a food product container, removably attached from an overhanging section of the appliance housing by means of any well-known quick connect/ disconnect quarter-turn fastening system, within which the food product is cooked. The steam generated by means of the steam generator flows into a steam manifold, and a steam delivery conduit is fluidically connected to the steam manifold. A steam discharge pipe is, in turn, flu- idically connected to the steam delivery conduit and is also removably mounted upon the appliance by means of a similar well-known quick connect/disconnect quarter turn fastener system. Lastly, a steam flux director is removably attached to the free or distal end of the steam discharge pipe by means of, for example, a bayonet slot type or other similar fastening system. In accordance with the unique principles and teachings of the present invention, when the steam, generated by means of the steam generator, flows into the steam manifold, is conducted out from the steam manifold and into and through the steam delivery conduit, flows out from the steam delivery conduit and into and through the steam discharge pipe, and flows out from the steam discharge pipe and into and through the steam flux director so as to be ultimately conducted out from a plurality of steam outlets which, are formed within the distal end portion of the steam flux director such that the steam is projected onto the food product disposed within the food product container, the food product is cooked by the steam exiting from the steam flux director. The use of the unique bulb-shaped or spherical food product container enables more than a single or individual food product portion to be cooked within the food product container, and the use of the steam, exiting from the steam outlets of the steam flux director, in conjunction with the bulbous or spheric- ally-shaped food product container, causes the food product to undergo turbulent or rotational flow within the bulbous or spherically-configured food product container whereby the food product is greatly dispersed, effectively thinned, and is caused to travel along the internal peripheral surface areas of the bulbous or spherical food product container such that cooking times are dramatically reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various other features and attendant advantages of the present invention will be more fully appreciated from the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a left side elevational view of a food cooking appliance which was previously disclosed within United States Patent Application 15/407,053 which was filed on January 16, 2017;

FIGURE 2 is a front elevational view of the food cooking appliance as illustrated within FIGURE 1 ;

FIGURE 3 is a left side cross-sectional view of the food cooking appliance as illustrated within FIGURE 2 and as taken along the line 3-3 of FIGURE 2; FIGURE 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the relative disposition of the food product cup and the steam flux director as illustrated within FIGURE 1 and taken along the lines 4-4 of FIGURE 1 ;

FIGURE 5 is a side elevational view of the steam discharge pipe that is adapted to be removably connected to the steam delivery conduit, as can be best appreciated from FIGURE 3 by means of quick connect/disconnect quarter-turn fastener mechanisms which can best be seen in FIGURE 5;

FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view of the steam discharge pipe as taken along lines 6-6 of FIGURE 5 wherein the ambient air vents can be seen; FIGURE 7 is a side elevational view of the sub-assembly of the food cooking appliance wherein the steam flux director is removably mounted upon the steam discharge pipe by means of suitable bayonet fastener connections;

FIGURE 8 is a cross-sectional view of the sub-assembly of the food cooking appliance comprising the steam flux director as removably mounted upon the steam discharge pipe, as taken along the lines 8-8 in FIGURE 7, and particularly disclosing the radially outward divergent disposition of the steam outlets provided within the distal portion of the steam flux director;

FIGURE 9 is a bottom plan view of the sub-assembly of the food cooking appliance comprising the steam flux director as removably mounted upon the steam discharge pipe and disclosing steam outlets provided within the distal end portion of the steam flux director and arranged within an equiangularly spaced circumferential array;

FIGURE 10 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a new and improved food product container within which food products may be cooked by steam as a result of this first embodiment food product container being utilized in conjunction with the foregoing appliance, it being noted that the food product container has a spherical or bulb shape or configuration by means of which food pro- ducts in quantities larger than single or individual portions can be cooked in relatively short periods of time;

FIGURE 11 is a schematic view of a first embodiment food product container as disclosed within FIGURE 10 showing, however, the disposition of the lower end portion of the steam flux director such that turbulent, rotational flow of the steam, and the food product induced into the turbulent, rotational flow of the steam, is caused to be developed within the food product container such that the induced food product is caused to flow around the internal spherical surface areas of the bulb or spherically configured food product container in order to enhance the cooking of the food product within relatively shorter cooking times; FIGURE 12 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a new and improved food product container within which food products may be cooked by steam as a result of this second embodiment food product container being utilized in conjunction with the foregoing appliance, it being noted that this second embodiment food product cup, like the first embodiment food product cup illustrated in

FIGURE 10, has a spherical or bulb shape or configuration by means of which food products in quantities larger than single or individual portions can be cooked in relatively short periods of time, however, the neck portion of the food product container, connecting the food product container to its attachment mechanism by means of which the food product container is mounted upon the food cooking appliance, is wider than the neck portion of the first embodiment food product container so as to facilitate cleaning of the food product container; and FIGURE 13 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a new and improved food product container within which food products may be cooked by steam as a result of this third embodiment food product container being utilized in conjunction with the foregoing or similar appliance, it being noted that this third em- 5 bodiment food product cup, like the first embodiment food product cup illustrated within FIGURES 10 and 11 , has a spherical or bulb shape or configuration by means of which food products in quantities larger than single or individual portions can be cooked in relatively short periods of time, and the neck portion of the food product container, connecting the food product container to its attachment mechani c) ism by means of which the food product container is mounted upon the food cooking appliance, is long and narrow so as to enhance the cooking process within relatively shorter cooking times, however, still further, the large attachment mechanism, characteristic of the first embodiment food product cup as illustrated within FIGURES 10 and 11 , has effectively been replaced by means of quarter-turn fasteners 15 similar to those employed for attaching the steam discharge pipe as illustrated within FIGURE 5 whereby such food product container can be mounted upon a food appliance that requires attachment of the food product container by means of a less bulky mounting system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

20 Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGURES 1 -9 thereof, a cooking appliance, utilizing steam for cooking various food products, such as, for example, eggs, oatmeal, rice, chicken, vegetables, shrimp, pasta, and the like, that are disposed within an individually-sized food product cup, is illustrated, is generally indicated by the reference character 100, has been disclosed within

25 United States Patent Application 15/407,053 which was previously filed on January 16, 2017, and is the type of appliance by means of which the new and improved food product container of the present invention may be used as will be described more fully hereinafter. The appliance 100 comprises a housing 102, and a steam generator 104 that is disposed within an upper compartment 106 of the appliance housing 100. The steam generator 104 may simply comprise, for example, an aluminum plate which has a heating element disposed internally therewithin and which is adapted to be heated to a temperature of approximately 350°F. Accordingly, when cold water is effectively splashed or deposited onto the heated plate, steam is created. An individually-sized food product serving cup 108 is removably attached from an overhanging section 1 10 of the appliance housing 100 by means of, for example, any well-known quick connect/disconnect quarter-turn fastening system 1 1 1. The steam generated by means of the steam generator flows into a steam manifold 1 12, and a steam delivery conduit 1 14 is fluidicaily connected to the steam manifold 112. A steam discharge pipe 1 16 is, in turn, fluidicaily connected to the steam delivery conduit 1 14 and is also removably mounted upon the appliance 100 by means of a similar well-known quick connect/disconnect quarter turn fastener system 1 18 which is partially shown in FIGURE 5. Lastly, a steam flux director 120 is removably attached to the free or distal end of the steam dis-charge pipe 1 16 by means of, for example, a bayonet slot type or other similar fastening system 122 as can best be seen in FIGURE 7. In this manner, the steam, generated by means of the steam generator 104, can flow into the steam manifold 1 12, be conducted out from the steam manifold 1 12 and into and through the steam delivery conduit 1 14, flow out from the steam delivery conduit 1 14 and into and through the steam dis- charge pipe 1 16, and flow out from the steam discharge pipe 1 16 and into and through the steam flux director 120 so as to be ultimately conducted out from a plurality of, for example, three, steam outlets 124, as can best be seen in FIGURE 9, that are formed within the distal end portion of the steam flux director 120 such that the steam is projected onto the food product disposed within the individually-sized serving cup 108 whereby the food product is cooked by the steam exiting from the steam flux director 120. The appliance 100 can operate either with the steam flux director 120 attached to the steam discharge pipe 1 16, or without the steam flux director 120 being attached to the steam discharge pipe 1 16. When the steam flux director 120 is attached to the steam discharge pipe 1 16, the steam, discharged from the steam outlets 124, formed within the distal end portion of the steam flux director 120 in a circumferentially and equiangularly spaced array, are oriented in a substantially angled divergent manner, as schematically illustrated by means of the arrows 126, as seen in FIGURES 4 and 8, so as to be disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the steam flux director and thereby disperse the steam onto the food product disposed within the food product serving cup 108, whereas when the steam flux director 120 is not being utilized, and is not attached to the steam discharge pipe 1 16, the steam exiting from the steam dis- charge pipe 1 16 is oriented substantially vertically downwardly onto the food disposed within the food product serving cup 108. In connection with the discharge of the steam from the steam discharge pipe 1 16, it is also noted that an anti-splash circular disk 127, as can best be seen in FIGURES 5-9, is integrally formed upon the steam dis-charge pipe 1 16 so as to prevent any of the cooked food from splashing upwardly toward the overhanging section 1 10 of the appliance housing 102 and into the housing 102 where, for example, the steam delivery conduit 1 14 is disposed.

It has been operationally noted that, when the steam flux director 120 is not being utilized and is therefore not mounted upon the distal end portion of the steam discharge pipe 1 16, some backflow or suction tends to occur periodically when the steam generator 104 has ended a steam generating cycle. This is believed to occur due to the termination in the flow of steam through the steam discharge pipe 1 16, as well as a substantial drop in temperature internally within the steam discharge pipe 1 16 due to the termination of the steam-generating cycle. In order to prevent this backflow or suction from occurring, which could conceivably entrain some of the cooked food product back up into the steam discharge pipe 1 16 whereby the cooked food product could then effectively be mixed with a different food product to be cooked when a new steam generation cycle is commenced, a plurality of vents 128, as can best be seen in FIGURES 6 and 8, are provided upon the steam discharge pipe 1 16, at an axial position adjacent to, and just above, the bayonet connection 122 defined between the steam flux director 120 and the steam discharge pipe 1 16, so as to effectively entrain ambient air into the steam discharge pipe 1 16 when the steam generation cycle is terminated. This entrained air effectively blocks, interrupts, or prevents any backflow or suction from being developed within the steam discharge pipe 116 such that no cooked food product is sucked back into the steam discharge pipe 1 16, no cooked food product can collect upon internal peripheral surface portions of the steam discharge pipe 1 16, and no cook- ed food can effectively be disposed within the longitudinal flow passageway of the steam discharge pipe 1 16.

In this manner, a food product, cooked during a subsequent food cooking cycle, will not be contaminated by any residual cooked food product that was cooked during a previous food cooking cycle. It is lastly noted that the steam generated by means of the steam gene-rated has a temperature of approximately 220°F, while the temperature of the steam, actually supplied to and projected onto the food product to be cooked, is approximately 212°F, due to some entrained ambient air flowing through the plurality of vents 128 as the steam flows through the steam discharge pipe 1 16 and the steam flux director 120 when the steam flux di- rector 120 is attached to the steam discharge pipe 1 16. It is lastly noted that periodically, the appliance 100 can be cleaned or purged by removing the steam flux director 120 from the steam discharge pipe 1 16, if the steam flux director 120 had in fact been connected to the steam discharge pipe 16 during a particular steam generation cycle by the steam generator 104, as well as removing the individually- sized serving cup 108 from the appliance 100. A purging or cleaning cycle can then be implemented by having the steam generator 104 once again generate steam, and conducting the steam through the steam manifold 1 2, the steam delivery con- duit 14, and the steam discharge pipe 6. In order to control or implement the various cooking and cleaning or purging cycles of the appliance, a touch screen user interface 130 is mounted upon a front face portion 132 of the appliance housing 102 as can best be seen in FIGURE 2.

With reference now being made to FIGURES 10 and 11 , there is dis- closed a first embodiment of a new and improved food product container assembly which, as has been previously noted, is adapted to be used in conjunction with the afore-noted appliance 100 which has been disclosed within FIGURES 1 -9. The first embodiment of the new and improved food product container assembly is generally indicated by means of the reference character 200 and is seen to comprise a food product container 202, a base member 204, a quarter-turn fastening system 206 by means of which the food product container assembly 200 can be mounted upon the aforenoted appliance 100, a handle 208 interconnecting the base 204 of the food product container assembly 100 to the quarter-turn fastening system 206, and a neck portion 210 interconnecting the food product container 202 to the quart- er-turn fastening system 206. The food product container 202 is adapted to hold food products that are to be cooked by means of super-steam impacting the food products, as has been previously disclosed in connection with the discussion of the appliance 100, however, it is noted that in lieu of the single or individual-portion sized food product cup 108, the bottom portion of which was substantially hemi- spherical, the food product container 202 of the present invention has a bulb-shaped or spherical configuration. In this manner, the food product container 202 can effectively hold, contain, or accommodate at least twice the amount of food product that was able to be accommodated within the single or individual-portion sized food product cup 108. In addition, as can best be appreciated from FIGURE 11 , a steam flux director 212 is adapted to be disposed substantially coaxially into the food pro ^¬ duct container 202 such that the lower distal end portion 214 of the steam flux director 212 is disposed substantially at the central portion of the bulbous or spheric- ally shaped food product container 202. It is also noted that the lower end distal portion 214 of the steam flux director 212 is provided with a transversely oriented head portion 216 within which a plurality of angularly oriented steam outlets, not shown but similar to the previously disclosed steam outlets 124, are provided within the upper, lower, and opposite side and end regions of the head portion 216 of the flux director. In this manner, as the steam flows, schematically noted by means of S characters, exit from the plurality of steam outlets, the steam is effectively forced to rotate in a turbulent and spherical manner encompassing 360° of rotation as schematically illustrated by means of the rotational arrows Accordingly, the food product disposed within the food product container 202 is effectively induced or en- trained within such turbulent and spherical flows Ri of steam whereby the food product is effectively dispersed throughout the interior of the bulbous or spherically shaped food product container, the quantity of food product is effectively thinned so as to move within a food product layer having a relatively small thickness dimension, and the food product will also be forced to follow the internal peripheral sur- face portions of the bulbous or spherically shaped food product container in view of the centrifugal forces acting upon the food products. All of these factors have led to the achievement of enhanced cooking techniques whereby relatively large quantities of food products are able to be cooked while preserving relatively short cooking times. It is additionally noted that in order to enhance the aforenoted achievements still further, the steam flux director 212 can itself be rotated around its longitudinal axis as denoted by means of the reference character R ₂ .

With reference now being made to FIGURE 12, there is disclosed a second embodiment of a new and improved food product container which, as has been previously noted, is also adapted to be used in conjunction with the aforenot- ed appliance 100 which has been disclosed within FIGURES 1 -9. The second embodiment food product container is generally indicated by the reference character 300 and it is noted that the various components of the second embodiment food product container 300 are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment food product container 200 except as will be specifically noted. Accordingly, the disclosure of the second embodiment food product container 300 will be limited to the differences between the first and second food product containers 200,300 with component parts of the second embodiment food product container 300 being de- signated by corresponding reference numbers except that they will be within the 300 series. More particularly, the only significant difference between the first and second food product containers 200,300 resides in the fact that the neck portion 310 of the second embodiment food product container 302 is substantially larger than the neck portion 210 of the first embodiment food product container 202 so as to facilitate easier cleaning of the second embodiment food product container 202.

With reference now being made to FIGURE 13, a third embodiment food product container is generally indicated by the reference character 400 and it is noted that the various components of the third embodiment food product container 400 are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment food product container 200 as disclosed within FIGURE 11 except as will be specifically noted. Accordingly, the disclosure of the third embodiment food product container 400 will be limited to the differences between the first and third food product containers 200, 400 with component parts of the third embodiment food product container 400 being designated by corresponding reference numbers except that they will be within the 400 series. More particularly, the only significant difference between the first and third food product containers 200,400 resides in the fact that the upper end or section of the neck portion 410 of the third embodiment food product container 402 is not provided with the enlarged fastener-mounting system 206 as is provided up- on the first embodiment food cup container 200, but, to the contrary, is provided with quart-turn fastener components 418 which are similar to the components 1 18 mounted upon the upper end portion of the steam discharge pipe 1 16 as illustrated within FIGURE 5. It is also noted that the neck portion 410 of the third embodiment food product container 400 is long and narrow in a manner similar to the neck portion 210 of the first embodiment food product container 200 as it has been found that the provision of such neck structure does in fact enhance the cooking process in that the food contained within the food product container is capable of being cooked faster, thereby shortening the overall cooking time. Obviously, many variations and modifications of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the present invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

REFERENCE NUMBER KEY

100 - Appliance of Present Invention

102 - Housing of appliance 100

104 - Steam generator

106 - Compartment for steam generator

108 - Individually-sized serving/cooking cup

110 - Front overhang portion of housing 102

111 - Quarter-turn fastening system for mounting cup 108 onto housing 102

112 - Steam manifold

114 - Steam delivery conduit

1 16 - Steam discharge pipe

118 - Quick connect/disconnect fastening system for steam discharge pipe 120 - Steam flux director

122 - Bayonet connection between flux director and discharge pipe

124 - Steam outlets in steam flux director

126 - Arrows schematically illustration flow of steam from steam flux director

127- Anti-splash guard of steam discharge pipe 116

128 - Ambient air vents in steam discharge pipe

130 - Touch screen user interface

132 - Front face of appliance housing 102

L - Longitudinal axis of steam discharge pipe 116

200 - First embodiment of improved food product container assembly

202 - First embodiment food product container

204 - Base portion of food product container 202

206 - Quarter-turn fastener portion of food product container assembly 200

208 - Handle of food product container assembly 200

210 - Neck portion of food product container assembly 200

212 - Steam flux director 214 - Lower distal end portion of steam flux director

216 - Transversely oriented head portion of steam flux director

Ri - Rotation of steam within food product container 202

R ₂ - Rotation of steam flux director around its longitudinal axis

S - Rotation of steam flows throughout the interior portion of the food

product container

300 - Second embodiment of improved food product container assembly 302 - Second embodiment food product container

304 - Base portion of food product container 302

306 - Quarter-turn fastener portion of food product container assembly 300

308 - Handle of food product container assembly 300

310 - Neck portion of food product container assembly 300

400 - Third embodiment of improved food product container assembly 402 - Third embodiment food product container

406 - Quarter-turn fastener portion of food product container assembly 300

410 - Neck portion of food product container assembly 400

412 - Steam flux director of food product container assembly 400

414 - Lower end distal portion of steam flux director 412

416 - Transversely oriented head portion of steam flux director 412

418 - Quarter-turn fasteners for mounting assembly 400 upon appliance