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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:
Jun. 13, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry R Olson, Capron, IL (US);
James H Beck, Capron, IL (US);
George J Baumbich, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Douglas E Ries, Belvidere, IL (US);
Assignee:
Keating of Chicago, Inc., Bellwood, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ; B30B / ; B30B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99351 ; 100233 ; 100270 ;
Abstract
A pressure adjustment mechanism for a top side cooker head includes an adjustable element secured to the top side cooker head arm. In one embodiment the element is adjustable in discrete one-half turn increments of a screw and in another embodiment is continuously adjustable. Both embodiments change the moment arm of a pneumatic cylinder ram that applies a counterbalance force to the cooker head. The invention permits adjustment of the force applied to foodstuffs on the griddle surface from 0 to the weight of the cooker head.