Cooking Device with Egg Cooking Insert
AssigneeSpectrum Brands, Inc.
InventorsCasey A. Klock, Gerald J. McNerney, Jacob M. Levin
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Abstract
An egg cooking insert can be used with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, with the egg cooking insert including a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface. A wall extends upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface. The base portion may have a thickness greater than a thickness of the wall. A bottom surface of the base portion may be angled with respect to the cooking surface. A plurality of grooves may be formed in the bottom surface of the base portion.
Claims20
An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the egg cooking insert comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface;
- and
- a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface;
- wherein the base portion has a thickness greater than a thickness of the wall.
An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate being angled with respect to a horizontal surface, the egg cooking insert comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and a bottom surface angled with respect to the cooking surface;
- and
- a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface.
An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof, the egg cooking insert comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and a bottom surface;
- a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
- and
- a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface.
An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof, an upper surface of the lower plate being angled with respect to a horizontal surface, the egg cooking insert comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and a bottom surface angled with respect to the cooking surface;
- and
- a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
- a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface;
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- a handle connected to connected to the base portion.
A cooking device comprising:
- a lower cooking plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof;
- an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge;
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- an egg cooking insert configured to be seated on the lower plate and comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and a bottom surface angled with respect the cooking surface;
- a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
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- a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.