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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Nicholas L. Stuart, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Paul S. Paget, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Michael P. Conti, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Terence M. Duncan, Canton, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance kit includes a housing having a plurality of walls defining a heating cavity and a cooking vessel that is configured to be inserted into the heating cavity. The cooking vessel includes a first rounded end, a second rounded end, and an intermediate necked portion that define first and second wells that at least partially intersect. First and second distinct heater plates are disposed in the first and second wells, respectively. An arcuate dividing wall is disposed in the heating cavity and is removably engaged with the intermediate necked portion between the first and second distinct heater plates. The arcuate dividing wall defines a circular cooking zone and a crescent cooking zone. A drive arm is removably coupled to the housing and extends over the circular cooking zone. The drive arm includes one of a flipping wand and a stirring wand.