Vent system for a cooking appliance
OwnerTimothy Scott Shaffer, Nicholas Okruch, JR.inventors
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Abstract
A vent system for a cooking appliance is disclosed. The appliance has a cooktop surface supporting a plurality of surface heating units. The vent system includes a vent box mounted beneath the cooktop surface; a telescopic vent assembly telescopically mounted relative to the vent box, the telescopic vent assembly being movable between a retracted position proximate the cooktop surface and an extended position above the cooktop surface; a retention unit configured to releasably hold the telescopic vent assembly in the retracted position; and a stored energy mechanical drive unit configured to move the telescopic vent assembly in a first direction to the extended position upon release of the retention unit.
Claims20
A vent system for a cooking appliance with a cooking area comprising a cooktop surface supporting a plurality of surface heating units, comprising:
- a vent box mounted substantially beneath the cooktop surface;
- a telescopic vent assembly telescopically mounted relative to the vent box, the telescopic vent assembly being movable between a retracted position proximate the cooktop surface and an extended position above the cooktop surface;
- a retention unit configured to releasably hold the telescopic vent assembly in the retracted position;
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- a stored energy mechanical drive unit configured to move the telescopic vent assembly in a first direction to the extended position upon release of the retention unit.
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a cooktop surface;
- a plurality of surface heating units located on the cooktop surface;
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- a vent system comprising:
- a vent box mounted substantially beneath the cooktop surface;
- a telescopic vent assembly telescopically supported by the vent box, the telescopic vent assembly being movable between a retracted position where the telescopic vent assembly is substantially disposed within the vent box and an extended position where part of the telescopic vent assembly is disposed above the cooktop surface;
- a retention unit configured to releasably hold the telescopic vent assembly in the retracted position;
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- a stored energy mechanical drive unit configured to move the telescopic vent assembly in a first direction to the extended position upon release of the retention unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.