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US 9,314,133 B2Granted
Grill plate and hinge structures
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorsKam Fai Fung, Kin Man Lai
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a lower housing having a first heating plate, a pair of opposed frame members operatively connected to the lower housing, the frame members including a guide track formed therein, and an upper housing having a second heating plate and a guiding wheel on opposed sides of the upper housing. The guiding wheel is received in the guide track such that the upper housing is selectively movable along the guide track.
Claims16
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a lower housing having a first heating plate;
- a pair of opposed frame members operatively connected to said lower housing, said frame members including a guide track formed therein;
- an upper housing having a second heating plate and a guiding wheel on opposed sides of said upper housing, said guiding wheel being received in said guide track such that said upper housing is selectively movable along said guide track;
- a handle connected to said upper housing for effecting raising and lowering of said upper housing relative to said lower housing;
- and
- a positioning means for maintaining a spacing between said first heating plate and said second heating plate;
- wherein said handle includes a slot formed in distal ends of said handle;
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- said frame members each include an outwardly extending projection received in said slot.
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A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a lower housing having a first heating plate;
- a pair of opposed frame members operatively connected to said lower housing, said frame members including a guide track formed therein;
- and
- an upper housing having a second heating plate and a pair of guiding wheels oriented in stacked relationship on opposed sides of said upper housing, said pair of guiding wheels being received in said guide track such that said upper housing is selectively movable along said guide track.
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A cooking appliance, comprising:
- an upper housing;
- a lower housing;
- a positioning means for selectively adjusting and maintaining a spacing between said upper housing and said lower housing, said positioning means including a generally U-shaped handle having a pair of position pins extending from distal ends thereof, and a plurality of position stops associated with said lower housing, said position pins being selectively engageable with said position stops;
- opposed frame members extending from said lower housing;
- wherein said upper housing is movable along a guide track formed in said frame members, said guide track having a shape substantially resembling a lowercase ‘n’;
- wherein said upper housing includes a pair of stacked projections extending from opposed sides thereof and received in said guide track;
- and
- wherein said projections are movable along said guide track to selectively control a trajectory of said upper housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.