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US 12,471,733 B2Granted
Tray assembly
AssigneeCooktek Induction Systems, LLC
InventorsJames Kelly Pool, III, Peter Jerome Ashcraft
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Abstract
A tray assembly includes a tray having a top side, an underside opposite the top side, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the underside. Each protrusion defines a recess in the top side and has a bottom wall and a contoured surface connecting the bottom wall to the top side. The tray assembly also includes a diffuser in the form of a plate with a plurality of apertures therethrough. The diffuser is couplable to the tray and positionable a spaced distance above the top side of the tray.
Claims15
A tray assembly comprising:
- a tray including a planar top side, an underside opposite the top side, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the underside, each protrusion defining a recess with an opening in the planar top side and having a bottom wall and a contoured cooking surface connecting the bottom wall to the planar top side, wherein the contoured cooking surface defines a plurality of concave and convex cooking surface portions;
- and
- a diffuser in the form of a plate with a plurality of apertures therethrough, the diffuser couplable to the tray and positionable a spaced distance above the planar top side of the tray, wherein the plurality of apertures is spread across more than half of the opening for each recess, and
- wherein the contoured surface presents an operable cooking ledge parallel to the planar top side between a concave cooking surface portion and a convex cooking surface portion.
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A tray comprising:
- a generally planar top side;
- and
- an underside opposite the top side,
- wherein a plurality of recesses are formed in the planar top side and define corresponding protrusions extending from the underside, each protrusion including a planar bottom wall and a sidewall extending between the planar top side and the planar bottom wall,
- wherein the sidewall includes a first portion extending from the planar top side towards the planar bottom wall, a second portion angled relative to the first portion in a direction from the top side to the planar bottom wall and extending from the first portion towards the planar bottom wall, and a third portion between the second portion and the planar bottom wall and angled relative to each of the second portion and the planar bottom wall in a direction from the top side to the planar bottom wall, and
- wherein the second portion includes an operable cooking ledge oriented parallel to the planar top side.
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A tray comprising:
- a top side including a planar top surface;
- an underside opposite the top side;
- a plurality of containment regions, each containment region having an opening at the planar top surface, a bottom wall, and a contoured surface connecting the planar top surface to the bottom wall, wherein the planar top surface extends between the plurality of containment regions, and wherein the contoured surface of each containment region includes an operable cooking ledge nearer the bottom wall than the opening;
- and
- a diffuser in the form of a plate with a plurality of apertures therethrough, the diffuser couplable to the tray and positionable a spaced distance above the planar top surface of the tray,
- wherein the plurality of apertures is configured to spread across at least a central portion of each containment region opening to diffuse heated air evenly through each containment region opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.