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US 10,652,958 B2Granted
Induction cook-top apparatus
AssigneeKenyon International, Inc.
InventorsMichael Reischmann, Phillip Williams
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Abstract
An induction stove assembly that utilizes pads between the cook-top of the stove and cooking vessels placed on the stove for heating. The pads are easily removable and interchangeable with other similar pads. The pads help protect the cook-top from damage, make clean-up more efficient, and insulate the cook-top from excessive heating.
Claims24
A pad for use with a cook-top and for receiving a cooking vessel, comprising:
- a silicone rubber material sized to cover a majority of a surface area of the cook-top and having sufficient surface tack to inhibit the cooking vessel from sliding off the cook-top, and the silicone rubber material being flexible and shock-absorbing;
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- a raised portion near an outer periphery of the pad that is made of silicone rubber;
- wherein the pad causes no more than about 20% reduction in heat generated in the cooking vessel by an oscillating magnetic field.
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A pad for use with a cook-top and for receiving a cooking vessel, comprising:
- a silicone rubber material sized to cover a majority of a surface area of the cook-top and to substantially cover at least two cooking zones of the cook-top;
- the silicone rubber material having sufficient surface tack to inhibit the cooking vessel from sliding off the cook-top, and the silicone rubber material being flexible and shock-absorbing;
- an opening formed in the silicone rubber material adapted to provide user access to cook-top controls;
- a raised portion near an outer periphery of the pad that is made of silicone rubber;
- wherein the pad causes substantially no reduction in heat generated in the cooking vessel by an oscillating magnetic field and the pad is removable from the cook-top.
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A pad for use with a cook-top and for receiving a cooking vessel, comprising:
- a silicone rubber material sized to cover a majority of a surface area of the cook-top and having sufficient surface tack to inhibit the cooking vessel from sliding off the cook-top, and the silicone rubber material being flexible and shock-absorbing;
- a raised portion near an outer periphery of the pad that is made of silicone rubber;
- wherein the pad exhibits substantially no deformation of shape when exposed to temperatures between 150-500° F.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.