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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Alexandre Machado Bardal, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Randall Vernen Crawford, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Patrick J. Duffy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Ken E. Johnson, Owasso, OK (US);
Michele Harpring Johnson, St. Joseph, MI (US);
John Ryan McNally, Northbrook, IL (US);
Paul J. Neuman, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Gaston A. Leoni, Sodus, MI (US);
Leonardo Portilho Soares, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Sarah Katherine Small, St. Louis, MO (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a burner mounted on the cooktop. At least one coupling member is coupled to the cooktop. A grate, a griddle, or a reversible griddle is selectively coupled to the at least one coupling member and is operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the grate, the griddle, or the reversible griddle, is engaged with the coupling member.