US 10,092,134 B2Granted

Waffle maker

AssigneeTsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.

InventorsYixin Zhan, Dongmei Chen

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Abstract

A waffle maker includes a first grill member and a second grill member openably coupled to the first grill member. The first grill member has a grill body and a cross-shaped rib mounted in a receiving space of the grill body. The cross-shaped rib has first rib portions, second rib portions under the first rib portions when the first grill member is at an upright state, and a cross-shaped notch. The cross-shaped notch has first notch portions extending respectively along the first rib portions, and second notch portions extending respectively along the second rib portions and communicating with the first notch portions. Each of the first notch portions has a length larger than that of each of the second notch portions.

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A waffle maker comprising:

a first grill member comprising
a grill body comprising a plate portion, said plate portion defining a rotational plane, and an axis contained in said rotational plane;
a surrounding portion cooperating with said plate portion to define an internal receiving space, and formed with a batter inlet;
and a funnel portion extending outwardly from said surrounding portion adjacent to said batter inlet, and communicating with said internal receiving space;
and
a second grill member coupled to said first grill member and adapted to transition between a closed state and an open state;
one of said first grill member and said second grill member being rotatable about said axis relative to the other one of said first grill member and said second grill member to transition said second grill member from the closed state to the open state;
wherein, during the transition of said second grill member from the closed state to the open state, the other one of said first grill member and said second grill member is positioned horizontally with respect to said axis;
wherein said first grill member further comprises a rib on said plate portion, said rib comprising:
a center;
two adjacent first rib portions that project from said center and respectively toward two regions adjacent to two opposite ends of said batter inlet;
and
two adjacent second rib portions that project from said center and away from said batter inlet;
and
wherein said rib further comprising a notch having two first notch portions extending from said center and respectively along said first rib portions, and two second notch portions extending from said center and respectively along said second rib portions, and communicating with said first notch portions, each of said first notch portions having a length along a respective one of said first rib portions greater than a length of each of said second notch portions along a respective one of said second rib portions.

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Abstract

A waffle maker comprising:

a first grill member comprising
a grill body comprising a plate portion, said plate portion defining a rotational plane, and an axis contained in said rotational plane;
a surrounding portion cooperating with said plate portion to define an internal receiving space, and formed with a batter inlet;
and a funnel portion extending outwardly from said surrounding portion adjacent to said batter inlet, and communicating with said internal receiving space;
and
a second grill member coupled to said first grill member and adapted to transition between a closed state and an open state;
one of said first grill member and said second grill member being rotatable about said axis relative to the other one of said first grill member and said second grill member to transition said second grill member from the closed state to the open state;
wherein, during the transition of said second grill member from the closed state to the open state, the other one of said first grill member and said second grill member is positioned horizontally with respect to said axis;
wherein said first grill member further comprises a rib on said plate portion, said rib comprising:
a center;
two adjacent first rib portions that project from said center and respectively toward two regions adjacent to two opposite ends of said batter inlet;
and
two adjacent second rib portions that project from said center and away from said batter inlet;
and
wherein said rib further comprising a notch having two first notch portions extending from said center and respectively along said first rib portions, and two second notch portions extending from said center and respectively along said second rib portions, and communicating with said first notch portions, each of said first notch portions having a length along a respective one of said first rib portions greater than a length of each of said second notch portions along a respective one of said second rib portions.

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