Grilling appliance
AssigneeDime Group Corp.
InventorsRuben Masel, George Valdshtein
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Abstract
A grilling appliance includes a housing having a vertical food compartment for receiving a food article in a vertical position, a heated first grill plate mounted in a vertical position in one side of the food compartment, a heated second grill plate mounted in a vertical position in the opposite side of the food compartment, and a non-electrical drive for driving the second grill plate to an extended position towards the first grill pate, or to a retracted position away from the first grill plate. In one disclosed embodiment, the drive is pneumatically actuated, and in a second disclosed embodiment, the drive employs a screw, gear, and electromagnetic clutch mechanism. Also described are food holders particularly useful with such grilling appliance.
Claims20
A grilling appliance, comprising:
- a housing including a vertical food compartment for receiving a good article in a vertical position;
- a heated first grill plate mounted in a vertical position in one side of the food compartment;
- a heated second grill plate mounted in a vertical position in the opposite side of the food compartment;
- and a manual drive for driving at least one of said grill plates to an extended position towards the other grill plate, and a spring for urging at least one of said first grill plate or second grill plate to a retracted position away from the other grill plate.
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