Cooking system including wind guard device and method thereof
AssigneeNorth Atlantic Imports, LLC
InventorsGary E. Graham, James C. Bush, III, Jared M. Smith, Alexander J. Christensen
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Abstract
A cooking system configured to minimize cross-winds while cooking a food product. The cooking system includes a cooking station, a griddle and a wind guard. The wind guard extends to define a barrier portion and an engaging portion, the engaging portion coupled to legs of the griddle so that, upon the griddle being placed onto the cooking station, the barrier portion blocks a gap between the griddle and a top side of the cooking station.
Claims19
A cooking system configured to minimize cross-winds while cooking a food product, the cooking system comprising:
- a cooking station having a main body extending from an upper side toward a lower side to define a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side, the cooking station having one or more flame burners supported by the main body;
- a griddle extending to define a cooking surface and an oppositely facing underside surface, the underside surface including griddle legs extending therefrom, the underside surface extending to define a front periphery, a rear periphery, a left periphery and a right periphery, the front periphery extending parallel relative to the rear periphery, the left periphery extending parallel relative to the right periphery;
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- a wind guard extending to define a barrier portion and a lower extension portion, the lower extension portion being coupled to at least two of the griddle legs such that, upon the griddle being positioned over the main body and the one or more flame burners, the barrier portion of the wind guard extends to at least partially block a gap between the underside surface of the griddle and the upper side of the main body.
A wind guard for blocking a cross-wind while cooking a food product on a griddle with griddle legs positioned on a cooking station such that a gap is defined between an upper side of the cooking station and an underside of the griddle, the wind guard comprising:
- a barrier portion and a lower extension portion, the lower extension portion configured to be coupled to at least two of the griddle legs such that, upon the griddle being positioned on the upper side of the cooking station, the lower extension portion configured to be positioned over the upper side of the cooking station so that the barrier portion extends vertically from the lower extension portion to at least partially block the gap between an underside surface of the griddle and the upper side of the cooking station so that the barrier portion is configured to extend along a rear periphery of the griddle and extend along left and right peripheries of the griddle;
- wherein the barrier portion includes a rear barrier, a left barrier, and a right barrier, the left and right barriers extending from opposing ends of the rear barrier.
A method for substantially blocking wind between a gap of a griddle cooking station, the method comprising:
- providing a griddle with griddle legs configured to be positioned on an upper side of a cooking station such that the gap is defined between an underside of the griddle and the upper side of the cooking station;
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- coupling a lower extension portion of a wind guard to at least two of the griddle legs such that, upon the griddle being positioned on the upper side of the cooking station, a barrier portion of the wind guard extends vertically from the lower extension portion to at least partially block the gap between the underside surface of the griddle and the upper side of the cooking station along a rear periphery of the griddle and along left and right peripheries of the griddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.