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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Deeptiranjan Barik, Maharashtra, IN;
Patrick J. Duffy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Tushar Jadhav, Maharashtra, IN;
Sachin Karade, Maharashtra, IN;
Atul Nalawade, Maharashtra, IN;
Pradeep Thorat, Maharashtra, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooktop for an appliance includes a cooktop base surface that defines an edge. A cooktop burner is mounted on the cooktop base surface. A support base is rigidly fixed with the cooktop base surface adjacent the edge. A grate is rotatably supported to the support base and is rotatable between a raised position and a lowered position to alternately cover and uncover the cooking burner. A biasing member is coupled to the support base and exerts an upward biasing force on the grate.