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US 7,604,001 B2Granted
Kitchen cooktop system
OwnerJohn W. Cragheadinventor
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus including a cooking appliance mounted over a sink basin so that the cooking appliance can be rinsed into the sink. The cooking appliance can preferably be raised vertically, from a lowered position where the base of the cooktop is seated into the sink basin to a raised position where the sides and bottom of the cooking appliance are easily accessible for cleaning or service. A hot water connection is preferably mounted so as to be able to provide water to both the sink basin and the exterior surfaces of the cooking appliance.
Claims16
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a cooktop having a base;
- a sink having a basin and drain mounted underneath said cooktop;
- a conduit for directing water at the exterior surfaces of the cooktop;
- a device for vertically moving the cooktop from a lowered position in which the base of the cooktop is seated substantially within the basin of said sink to a raised configuration in which the cooktop is vertically raised above the sink to a distance sufficient to allow water to be directed at the bottom and sides of said cooktop.
1 more element
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a cooking appliance having a base;
- a sink having a basin and drain mounted underneath said cooking appliance;
- a conduit for directing water at the exterior surfaces of the cooking appliance;
- a device for vertically moving the cooking appliance from a lowered position in which the base of the cooking appliance is seated substantially within the basin of said sink to a raised configuration in which the cooking appliance is vertically raised above the sink to a distance sufficient to allow water to be directed at the bottom and sides of said cooking appliance;
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- a conduit providing either a fuel gas or electrical connection to said cooking appliance.
3 more elements
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a sink having a basin and drain;
- a cooktop having a base, said cooktop moveable from a lowered position in which the base of the cooktop is seated substantially within the basin of said sink to a raised position in which the cooktop is vertically raised above the sink to a distance sufficient to allow access to the bottom and sides of said cooktop, and
- a mechanism for raising and lowering the cooktop, wherein the cooktop is moved from the lowered position to the raised position by activating the mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.