Griddle
AssigneeHalo Products Group, LLC
InventorsPaul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A griddle having a grease management system and independent cooking zones is disclosed. The griddle may have a cooking surface back wall with an opening provided therein for grease removal. A grease drip flange may extend away from the cooking surface at a downward angle at or near the back wall opening. A removable grease receptacle having a pivotable handle, as well as a squeegee element, may be provided below the grease drip flange. The independent cooking zones may be provided by burner assemblies having front and rear burners that provide different levels of heat using a single dual gas control valve.
Claims7
A cooking griddle, comprising:
- a flat continuous cooking surface;
- a plurality of control knobs provided adjacent to the cooking surface;
- a plurality of dual gas valves, wherein each of the plurality of dual gas valves is operatively connected to, and associated with, a single one of each of the plurality of control knobs;
- a plurality of burner assemblies, wherein each of the plurality of burner assemblies is operatively connected to a single one of each of the plurality of dual gas valves, and wherein each of the plurality of burner assemblies comprises:
- a first gas input port communicating with a front venturi, which in turn communicates with a ring-shaped front burner;
- and
- a second gas input port communicating with a rear venturi, which in turn communicates with a ring-shaped rear burner,
- wherein each one of the plurality of control knobs and an associated one of the plurality of dual gas valves is configured to simultaneously selectively provide a first supply of gas for operating the ring-shaped front burner and a second supply of gas for operating the ring-shaped rear burner at different levels of preselected heat selected from the group consisting of:
- a low level of heat, a medium level of heat, and a high level of heat, and
- wherein the front venturi communicates with a first venturi cap opening at the center of the ring-shaped front burner;
- and
- the rear venturi communicates with a second venturi cap opening at the center of the ring-shaped rear burner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.