Oven based non-powered accessory system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBrian P. Chatot, Christopher D. Cullen, Timothy A. Mayberry, Jason Schneemann, Mary A. Watson
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Abstract
A cooking assembly includes a grill rack having a peripheral portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires bound by a peripheral frame. An inner retention portion is defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires generally co-planar with the plurality of laterally extending wires of the peripheral portion. The inner retention portion includes a retention border adapted to removably engage the drip tray. A drip tray is configured to removably engage the retention border, thereby securing the drip tray laterally. One of a searing pan and a cooking stone is configured to be received in the drip tray.
Claims14
A cooking assembly for an oven comprising:
- a grill rack including:
- a peripheral portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires bound by a peripheral frame;
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- an inner retention portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires defining a plane and co-planar with the plurality of laterally extending wires of the peripheral portion, the inner retention portion including a retention border;
- a drip tray configured to removably engage the retention border, thereby securing the drip tray laterally with at least a portion of the drip tray disposed above the plane of the plurality of laterally extending wires of the inner retention portion;
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- one of a searing pan and a cooking stone configured to be received in the drip tray and having a cooking surface with the cooking surface disposed above the plurality of laterally extending wires of the inner retention portion and facing upwardly.
A cooking assembly comprising:
- a drip tray;
- a grill rack including:
- a peripheral portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires bound by a peripheral frame;
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- an inner retention portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires that are co-planar with the plurality of laterally extending wires of the peripheral portion, the inner retention portion including a retention border comprising four co-planar linear wire sections disposed on top of the laterally extending wires of the inner retention portion, the four co-planar linear wire sections being joined to form a continuous rectangular structure having four corners at which adjacent linear wire sections are disposed at right angles, the adjacent linear wire sections at each corner defining adjacent orthogonal outside edges facing horizontally and outwardly;
- wherein the drip tray has a rectangular perimeter defining four corners, the drip tray including a downwardly-extending foot at each corner, wherein each foot is configured to engage the adjacent orthogonal outside edges of each corner of the retention border;
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- a searing pan removably coupled with the drip tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.