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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 21, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Brian P. Chatot, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher D. Cullen, Stevensville, MI (US);
Timothy A. Mayberry, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jason Schneemann, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Mary A. Watson, Michigan City, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking assembly includes a grill rack having a peripheral portion defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires bound by a peripheral frame. An inner retention portion is defined by a plurality of laterally extending wires generally co-planar with the plurality of laterally extending wires of the peripheral portion. The inner retention portion includes a retention border adapted to removably engage the drip tray. A drip tray is configured to removably engage the retention border, thereby securing the drip tray laterally. One of a searing pan and a cooking stone is configured to be received in the drip tray.