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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Daniel Serra, Botany, AU;
Inventor:
Daniel Serra, Botany, AU;
Assignee:
Breville Pty Limited, Botany, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a toaster grill having a lower housing that supports a lower cooking surface and an upper housing that supports an upper cooking surface. The upper housing pivots with respect to a 'U' shaped frame that is hinged with respect to the lower cooking surface. A locking hinge allows the pivoting motion of the frame to be automatically arrested in an intermediate orientation between the fully closed and fully open grill orientations. The locking hinge automatically resets when the upper housing is rotated from the fully open grill orientation to the fully closed orientation.