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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:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dov Z. Glucksman, Wenham, MA (US);
Gary P. McGonagle, Lynn, MA (US);
Laura P. Nickerson, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Appliance Development Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/68 ; H05B 3/06 ; A47J 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/68 ; H05B 3/06 ; A47J 3/00 ;
Abstract
An electric cooking appliance with reversible cooking elements. A base carries two pivoted contact boxes. Each contact box includes a support surface for receiving a cooking element including a sleeve for supporting the cooking element on the contact box. Each cooking element is molded with an integral, internal heating element and desired cooking surfaces. Reversal of cooking surfaces is accomplished by removing, flipping and reversing the cooking element with its internal heating element on its contact box.