Modular cooking appliance having a grease shield
AssigneeAutomation Tech, LLC
InventorsPhilip R. McKee, Lee T. Vanlanen
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Abstract
A modular cooking apparatus is disclosed. The modular cooking apparatus includes a housing for containing a first and second interchangeable cooking modules. The first interchangeable cooking module contains a first oven, and the second interchangeable cooking module contains a second oven. A grease shield is located within the first oven. The second oven is different from the first oven. The modular cooking apparatus also includes a control panel for receiving cooking inputs, a controller for controlling the first and second interchangeable cooking modules, and a single power plug for receiving electrical power from a wall outlet.
Claims12
A modular cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having a first interchangeable cooking module and a second interchangeable cooking module;
- a first oven contained within said first interchangeable cooking module, said first oven having a first cooking chamber;
- a first grease shield located within said first cooking chamber, wherein:
- said first grease shield is configured to prevent grease from a food item from hitting a plurality of walls of said first cooking chamber;
- said first grease shield includes a first wall, a second wall, and a back wall;
- and an inner angle between said first wall and said back wall of said first grease shield is greater than 90° and less than or equal to 105°;
- a second oven contained within said second interchangeable cooking module, wherein said second oven is different from said first oven;
- a control panel on said housing for receiving cooking inputs;
- a controller within said housing for controlling said first interchangeable cooking module and said second interchangeable cooking module;
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- a single power plug for receiving electrical power from a wall outlet.
An oven, comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- and
- a grease shield located within said cooking chamber, wherein:
- said grease shield includes a first wall, a second wall, and a back wall to prevent grease from a food item from hitting a plurality of walls of said cooking chamber;
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- an inner angle between said first wall and said back wall of said grease shield is greater than 90° and less than or equal to 105°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.