US 8,616,121 B1Granted

Cooktop drain

OwnerPaul Hansalikinventor

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Abstract

A cooktop drain that heats liquid in a stockpot and empties the hot liquid directly down a drain. The cooktop sits in at countertop level over a sink and a valved stockpot sits on the cooktop. The sink, cooktop and stockpot are assembled such that heating, draining the stockpot of liquid and rinsing any residue are performed by a single apparatus without having to transport and tip the stockpot. The cooktop drain has a burner underneath a grate, and the stockpot has a bottom valve connecting to an integrated funnel leading directly to the sink directly beneath the grate and the drain, bypassing the burner, disposing of heated water directly through the valve and integrated funnel into the sink and down the drain. The cooktop drain has a rinse head in the sink that rinses any food residue a clean, fresh smelling sink under the grate without removing the burner.

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Dependent claims

A cooktop drain for cooking food in a heated liquid, draining the heated liquid and rinsing food residue remaining from the heated liquid, comprising:

a front apron;
a sink having a top and having a drain to a sanitary sewer system;
a stockpot for containing and cooking food in the liquid, having a bottom portion with a valve inlet and a drainage assembly connected to the inlet, the drainage assembly having a valve and an outlet for discharging the heated liquid and a means for opening said valve to direct the liquid from the valve inlet through the valve to the valve outlet;
a grate with a bore, the grate substantially level with the sink top, the stockpot resting on the grate;
a burner plate, having a burner with a heat source, the burner sitting below the grate, the grate sitting on the burner plate, the burner plate having an integrated funnel, the integrated funnel connecting to the valve outlet through the bore of the grate, liquid from the stockpot directed through said bore into the sink, bypassing the burner and heat source;
and
a rinse assembly, the rinse assembly inside the sink connected to a potable water source, having a spray nozzle operative for spraying water, said spray nozzle having an actuator button to actuate the spray nozzle of the rinse assembly, the actuator button on the front apron, the rinse assembly rinsing food residue after the heated liquid drains from the stockpot through the drainage assembly on the burner plate, bypassing the burner and heat source, the heated liquid and food residue flowing down the drain.

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A cooktop drain for cooking food in a heated liquid, and draining the heated liquid, comprising:

a front apron;
a sink having a drain to a sanitary sewer system set in a countertop, the countertop having a cutout for the sink;
a stockpot for containing and cooking food in the liquid, having a bottom portion with a valve inlet and a drainage assembly connected to the inlet, the drainage assembly having a valve and an outlet for discharging the heated liquid and a means for opening the valve to direct the liquid from the valve inlet through the valve to the valve outlet;
a grate with a bore, the grate level with the countertop, the stockpot resting on the grate;
and
a burner plate, having a burner with a heat source, the burner sitting below the grate, the grate sitting on the burner plate, the burner plate having an integrated funnel, the integrated funnel connecting to the valve outlet through the bore of the grate, liquid from the stockpot directed through said bore into the sink, bypassing the burner and heat source;
and
a rinse assembly, the rinse assembly inside the sink and connecting to a potable water source, the rinse assembly having a spray nozzle and an actuator button to actuate the spray nozzle of the rinse assembly to spray water, the rinse assembly rinsing food residue after the heated liquid drains from the stockpot through the drainage assembly bypassing the integrated funnel on the burner plate, bypassing the burner and heat source, the heated liquid and food residue flowing down the drain in the sink.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.