Hinged cooktop grate assembly

A cooking appliance comprising:

• a cooktop;
• at least one cooking element mounted to the cooktop;
• a grate including a surface portion for supporting a cooking vessel, wherein the grate is mounted to the cooktop and is configured to be separated from the cooktop by vertical lifting only when pivoted to any of at least two angles within a range of angles,
• wherein the grate includes at least one rear corner ear portion having, at a laterally inward portion thereof, at least one cup member;
• and
• a hinge mount fixed to a portion of the cooktop and including a locating structure received in the at least one cup member provided on the grate when the grate is positioned over the at least one cooking element,
• wherein the hinge mount includes a main body portion from which extends the locating structure, said locating structure defining a pivot axis for the grate and comprising a pair of projections extending in opposing directions from the main body portion of the hinge mount.