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US 5,176,067 AGranted
Indoor grill
AssigneeRival Manufacturing Company
InventorDavid T. Higgins
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Abstract
An apparatus for grilling food includes a base, a reflector positioned within the base, a heating element mounted upon the base and spaced above the reflector, and a food-supporting grill. The reflector includes a downwardly sloped bottom surface having a central region shaped to define a flavor well and a plurality of perforations disposed outside of the flavor well to direct drippings away from the flavor well.
Claims16
An apparatus for grilling food, which comprises:
- a) a base;
- b) a reflector positioned within said base, said reflector comprising a downwardly sloped bottom surface having a central region shaped to define a flavor well and a plurality of perforations disposed outside of the flavor well to divert drippings away from the flavor well;
- c) a heating element mounted upon said base and spaced above the bottom surface of said reflector;
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- d) a food-supporting grill supported above said base.
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An indoor grill, which comprises:
- a) a base comprising
- i) a bottom,
- ii) four connected side walls, one side wall having a slot therein,
- iii) an outwardly extending lip at the top of the four side walls, and
- iv) a raised edge at the end of the lip;
- b) a drip pan comprising
- i) a bottom wall,
- ii) a wall disposed along the perimeter of the bottom wall, and
- iii) a raised perimeter rim extending outwardly from the wall and having a plurality of apertures therein, said drip pan positioned within said base at a location above the bottom thereof;
- c) a reflector comprising
- i) a downwardly sloped bottom surface having a central region shaped to define a flavor well and a plurality of perforations disposed in a line along the perimeter of the flavor well to divert drippings away from the flavor well,
- ii) a peripheral wall disposed around the perimeter of the bottom surface, one wall having an opening therein, and
- iii) a raised perimeter ledge extending outwardly from the peripheral wall,
- said reflector positioned within said base at a location above said drip pan, said reflector positioned in said base such that the slot in the side wall of said base and the opening in the wall of said reflector are aligned;
- d) a heating element mounted upon said base and spaced above the bottom surface of said reflector, said heating element situated in the indoor grill via the opening in said reflector and the slot in said base;
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- e) a food-supporting grill positioned above said heating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.