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US 2021/0228024 A1Published application
Griddle with improved upper platen
AssigneeAccuTemp Products, Inc.
InventorsGary L. Seitz, Raymond R. Rudy, Dale Taylor, John Pennington
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Abstract
A cooking device has improved operator interface features, including a counterbalance mechanism operable to retain an upper platen in predetermined open and closed positions, and a non-stick sheet retention feature designed to prevent sagging of a Teflon or other non-stick sheet of material at an upper cooking surface.
Claims20
An upper platen comprising:
- a heat source;
- a non-stick sheet adjacent the heat source;
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- a tensioner coupled to the non-stick sheet and the heat source, the tensioner operable to maintain tension in the non-stick sheet.
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A griddle comprising:
- a lower platen;
- an upper platen having a frame pivotably connected to the lower platen;
- a counterbalance assembly comprising:
- at least one spring configured to aid in raising the frame from a closed position to an open position;
- a pivot shaft configured to connect to the frame;
- a pivot lever arm having a bore sized to receive the pivot shaft and an outer circumference spaced radially from the bore, the pivot lever arm having at least one detent formed along the outer circumference;
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- a roller biased into engagement with the outer circumference of the pivot lever arm, such that the roller is biased into engagement with the at least one detent when the detent is registered with the roller, whereby the roller and the detent provide a stable rotational orientation of the frame when engaged.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.