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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Howard I. Steinberg, Shelton, CT (US);
Michelle Carillo, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jill Kreutzer Orent, Westport, CT (US);
David J. Wanat, Meriden, CT (US);
Inventors:
Howard I. Steinberg, Shelton, CT (US);
Michelle Carillo, Norwalk, CT (US);
Jill Kreutzer Orent, Westport, CT (US);
David J. Wanat, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Conair Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance has a heating plate with at least one cooking surface, a heater for heating the heating plate, a support structure for supporting the heating plate, and an interface mechanism that, in response to the heating plate being positioned on the support structure in a predetermined position, is actuated to permit heating of the heater.