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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
David T Higgins, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Assignee:
Rival Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ; A47J / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99340 ; 99400 ; 99401 ; 99446 ; 99447 ; 99450 ; 99482 ; 126 / ; 1262 / ; 219405 ; 219461 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for grilling food includes a base, a reflector positioned within the base, a heating element mounted upon the base and spaced above the reflector, and a food-supporting grill. The reflector includes a downwardly sloped bottom surface having a central region shaped to define a flavor well and a plurality of perforations disposed outside of the flavor well to direct drippings away from the flavor well.