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US 7,825,353 B2Granted
Electric cooking apparatus
AssigneeEvo, Inc.
InventorRobert A. Shingler
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an electrical cooking apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electrical cooking apparatus includes a substantially continuous cooking surface, a plurality of electrical heating elements disposed under the substantially continuous cooking surface, and at least two temperature controllers configured to allow independent control of temperatures of at least two of the plurality of heating elements.
Claims19
An electrical cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a base supporting a substantially continuous cooking surface;
- a plurality of electrical heating elements disposed under the substantially continuous cooking surface;
- at least two temperature controllers configured to allow independent control of temperatures of at least two of the plurality of heating elements;
- a drip pan adjustably coupled to the base and positioned below the cooking surface such that the drip pan is alienable to a surface of a structure to which the cooking apparatus is to be mounted, the drip pan comprising a hole;
- a drawer disposed below the hole in the drip pan, the drawer being positioned to receive drippings from the hole in the drip pan when closed and to allow access for cleaning when opened;
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- a spillover tray positioned in the drawer.
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An electrical cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a base supporting a substantially continuous cooking surface;
- a drip pan adjustably coupled to the base and positioned below the cooking surface, the drip pan comprising a hole;
- a drawer disposed below the hole in the drip pan, the drawer being positioned to receive drippings from the hole in the drip pan when closed and to allow access for cleaning when opened;
- a spillover tray positioned in the drawer;
- an inner electrical heating element assembly positioned beneath a centrally disposed region of the cooking surface, the inner heating element assembly comprising at least two inner heating element segments;
- an outer electrical heating element assembly disposed beneath a radially outer region of the cooking surface, the outer heating element assembly comprising at least two outer heating element segments;
- an inner element temperature control configured to allow control of the inner electrical heating element assembly;
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- an outer element temperature control configured to allow control of the outer electrical heating element assembly.
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An electrical cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a base supporting a substantially continuous cooking surface;
- a plurality of electrical heating elements disposed under the substantially continuous cooking surface;
- a temperature controller;
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- a drip pan adjustably coupled to the base at a location below the cooking surface such that the drip pan is alignable to a surface of a structure to which the cooking apparatus is to be mounted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.