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An egg poacher having two injection molded polypropylene portions. One portion is a cover and the other being a bottom egg receptacle. The egg receptacle portion has at least one egg compartment that is a shallow depression having a bottom wall continuous with an upwardly extending side wall. The egg poacher includes drain outlet and vents whereby the eggs may be drained after cooking and steam and pressure may be released during microwave cooking.

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Inventors:

Norton Sarnoff; Carl Fletcher; John Chmela

Assignee:

Ensar Corporation

Primary Examiner:

Leung; Philip H.

Assistance Examiner:

Attorney, Agent of firm:

Lee, Mann, Smith, McWilliams & Sweeney

Filed Date:

5/26/1988

Issue Date:

3/13/1990

US Patent Application:

07/199,210

Patent number:

4908487

Primary Class:

Electric Heating (219/735)

Other US Classes:

Electric Heating (219/732)
Food Or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, And Products (426/243)
Foods And Beverages: Apparatus (99/440)
Foods And Beverages: Apparatus (99/448)
Foods And Beverages: Apparatus (99/0)

Citations

Patent Number	Title	Owner	Issue Date
3369480	N/A	Dreyfus	2/1/1968
3831508	N/A	Wallard	8/1/1974
4133996	Microwave oven egg cooking apparatus	Fread	1/1/1979
4156806	Concentrated energy microwave appliance	Teich et al.	5/1/1979
4280032	Egg cooking in a microwave oven	Levinson	7/1/1981
4337116	Contoured molded pulp container with polyester liner	Foster et al.	6/1/1972
4413167	Microwave egg cooker	Martel et al.	11/1/1983
4501946	Device for cooking foods with microwaves	Nibbe et al.	2/1/1985
4512250	Apparatus for cooking eggs	Schindler et al.	4/1/1985
4798133	Package and container for eggs	Johnson	1/1/198