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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Eber Elias Mendes de Oliveira, Santa Catarina, BR;
Ivana Helena Grochowicz, Santa Catarina, BR;
Lucas Borba de Melo, Santa Catarina, BR;
Pedro Augusto Barbosa Santos, Santa Catarina, BR;
Maiara Pereira Westarb, Santa Catarina, BR;
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A heating surface is rotatably coupled to an appliance such that it can be rotated between a use position and a stored position. The heating surface includes a grease container that collects grease and other material from the cooking surface. When the heating surface is in a use position, it is positioned above one or more heating elements on the appliance. When the heating surface is in a stored position, it is positioned behind the main body of the appliance.