Graphite encapsulated cookware
AssigneeAll-Clad Metalcrafters LLC
InventorWilliam A. Groll
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Abstract
Cookware in the form of a grill plate, griddle plate, waffle iron, panini press or the like is made from a cast composite including a graphite core plate encapsulated within a cast metal shell of aluminum or stainless steel, and a method for manufacturing same.
Claims15
Cookware comprising a graphite core plate encapsulated in a cast aluminum metal shell, wherein the graphite core plate has a plurality of through holes formed therein, whereby the aluminum metal of the cast metal shell fills the holes of the graphite core plate and encapsulates an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer side surface of the graphite core plate.
Cookware comprising:
- a graphite core plate having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side surface, the graphite core plate having a plurality of spaced-apart through holes extending through the graphite core plate;
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- a cast aluminum metal shell having an upper portion and a bottom portion, the cast aluminum metal shell surrounding the upper surface, the bottom surface, and the outer side surface of the graphite core plate and the cast aluminum metal shell formed within the plurality of through holes of the graphite core plate to fill the plurality of through holes and join the upper portion and the bottom portion of the cast aluminum metal shell.
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