IP Library Granted Patent US 9,097,430
Granted Patent B2
US 9,097,430 · App. 13/560,856 · Granted Aug 4, 2015

Apparatus for two sided grilling in an oven

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Patent No.
US 9,097,430
App. No.
13/560,856
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The grilling apparatus of the present disclosure has an upper cooking grid, a lower cooking grid, at least one pair of connectors movably connecting the upper cooking grid to the lower cooking grid, and a handle which is connected to the pair of connectors to allow the upper and lower cooking grids to move towards and away from one another. A food product is cooked between the upper and lower cooking grids, and each of the grids contacts a respective side of the food product.

Claims (25)

1. A grilling apparatus comprising:

an upper cooking grid;

a lower cooking grid;

a pair of connectors movably connecting said upper cooking grid to said lower cooking grid;

a food rack comprising a plurality of wires, wherein said food rack is removably disposed between said upper and lower cooking grids;

a pair of sliding rails affixed to said pair of connectors, thereby allowing said food rack to be slidably inserted into said grilling apparatus along said sliding rails; and

a handle connected to said pair of connectors to allow said upper and lower cooking grids to move towards and away from one another,

wherein said plurality of wires of said food rack are spaced apart such that when said food rack is disposed between said upper and lower cooking grids, said plurality of wires fall below said grids of said lower cooking grid, thereby allowing a food product disposed on said wire rack to be in contact with both said upper and lower cooking grids.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of connectors are movably affixed to both said upper and lower cooking grids.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said upper and lower cooking grids each comprise a plurality of grids.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said wires fall below said grids of said lower cooking grids when said grilling apparatus is in the closed position and move above said grids of said lower cooking grids when said grilling apparatus is in the open position.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said food rack is connectable to a rack tool that is grasped by the user to remove or insert said food rack in said grilling apparatus, and wherein said rack tool is connectable to said handle to move said handle.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of connectors are movably affixed to said lower cooking grid and have a plurality of pegs that support said upper cooking grid so that as said pair of connectors are rotated, said plurality of pegs slide against said upper cooking grid to move said upper cooking grid towards and away from said lower cooking grid.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said pair of connectors further comprises a connector that has wall having a slot therein, and wherein said upper cooking grid has a pin extending therefrom into said slot.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein said upper grid rotates about said pin to rotate said upper grid away from said lower grid and inverting said upper grid to an inverted position.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of said plurality of pegs is positioned so that said upper grid is tilted when said upper grid is moved away from said lower grid.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of connectors is sized so that a door of an oven contacts pair of connectors to move said upper grid toward said lower grid when said door is moving to close said oven.

11. A grilling apparatus comprising:

an upper cooking grid;

a lower cooking grid having a plurality of wires;

a pair of connectors movably connecting said upper cooking grid to said lower cooking grid;

a food rack removably disposed between said upper and lower cooking grids;

a pair of sliding rails affixed to said pair of connectors, thereby allowing said food rack to be slidably inserted into said grilling apparatus along said sliding rails;

tongs having a flange with a plurality of prongs projecting from said flange, and wherein each of said plurality of prongs fits between adjacent wires of said lower grid; and

a handle which is connected to said pair of connectors to allow said upper and lower cooking grids to move towards and away from one another, wherein said tongs move said handle by contacting said handle, with said flange positioned above said handle and said plurality of prongs positioned behind said handle.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Aug 2, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC.; CLEVELAND RANGE, LLC; THE DELFIELD COMPANY, LLC; ENODIS CORPORATION; GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES LLC; MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC; FRYMASTER L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 061053/0411 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2016
From: APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC.; CLEVELAND RANGE, LLC; THE DELFIELD COMPANY, LLC; ENODIS CORPORATION; GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES LLC; MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC; FRYMASTER L.L.C.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038263/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2012
From: STANGER, KEITH A.
To: ENODIS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029089/0874 →