Electric cooking appliance with reversible cooking elements
AssigneeAppliance Development Corporation
InventorsDov Z. Glucksman, Gary P. McGonagle, Laura J. Nickerson
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Abstract
An electric cooking appliance with reversible cooking elements. A base carries two pivoted contact boxes. Each contact box includes a support surface for receiving a cooking element including a sleeve for supporting the cooking element on the contact box. Each cooking element is molded with an integral, internal heating element and desired cooking surfaces. Reversal of cooking surfaces is accomplished by removing, flipping and reversing the cooking element with its internal heating element on its contact box.
Claims2
An electrical cooking appliance comprising:
- A) a base,
- B) a first assembly hinged for rotation on said base about a first axis including means for electrically and mechanically supporting a first two-sided detachable heating element with an integral, embedded heating element,
- C) a second assembly hinged for rotation on said about a second axis parallel to and spaced above said first axis including means for electrically and mechanically supporting a second two-sided detachable heating element with an integral embedded heating element, and
- D) means for controlling the energization of said first and second heating element.
An electrical cooking appliance comprising:
- A) a base,
- B) a first assembly hinged for rotation on said base about a first axis including means for electrically and mechanically supporting a first two-sided detachable heating element with an integral, embedded heating element,
- C) a second assembly hinged for rotation on said base about a second axis parallel to and spaced above said first axis including means for electrically and mechanically supporting a second two-sided detachable heating element with an integral embedded heating element, and
- D) means in said second assembly for controlling the energization of said first and second heating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.