Cooking grate

Details Cooking grate Cooking grate

2008-05-20

2008-05-20

Alexander, Reginald L. (Department: 1761)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Cooking

Slice toaster or broiler

C099S445000, C099S450000, C126S04100R

Reexamination Certificate

active

07373875

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a cooking grate for use within a barbecue grill assembly comprising a cooking chamber and a gas burner positioned in a lower portion of the cooking chamber. The grate has a plurality of elongated members defining a cooking surface and multiple openings. The grate further has a grease control assembly that is cooperatively positioned over a burner flame region to direct and control the flow of grease generated by cooking food on the grate. The grease control assembly has at least one rib group and at least one ledge. The rib group comprises a plurality of ribs, each rib having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The grease control assembly also has an outer ridge and an inner ridge depending from a lower surface of the grate. With these structures, the grate prevents grease and byproducts from draining onto the burner flame region.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1133850 (1915-03-01), Garraux
patent: 1482159 (1924-02-01), Coleman
patent: 2154305 (1939-04-01), Goerl
patent: 2253834 (1941-08-01), Volks
patent: 2787995 (1957-04-01), Alter
patent: 3033191 (1962-05-01), Bonadiman
patent: 3094113 (1963-06-01), Avila
patent: 3330266 (1967-07-01), Stephen
patent: 3418921 (1968-12-01), Fautz
patent: 3452736 (1969-07-01), Harff et al.
patent: 3586518 (1971-06-01), Folmar
patent: 3611911 (1971-10-01), Martin
patent: 3611915 (1971-10-01), Glaser et al.
patent: 3688758 (1972-09-01), Stephen
patent: 3791370 (1974-02-01), Fauser
patent: 3859978 (1975-01-01), Smith
patent: 3959620 (1976-05-01), Stephen, Jr.
patent: 3967613 (1976-07-01), Rybak et al.
patent: 4020322 (1977-04-01), Muse
patent: 4089258 (1978-05-01), Berger
patent: 4108142 (1978-08-01), Barson et al.
patent: 4140049 (1979-02-01), Stewart
patent: 4321857 (1982-03-01), Best
patent: 4403541 (1983-09-01), Berger
patent: 4453530 (1984-06-01), Schlosser
patent: 4463746 (1984-08-01), Knuth et al.
patent: 4495860 (1985-01-01), Hitch et al.
patent: 4512249 (1985-04-01), Mentzel
patent: 4574770 (1986-03-01), Wells
patent: 4593676 (1986-06-01), Wackerman
patent: 4606261 (1986-08-01), Bernardi
patent: 4677964 (1987-07-01), Lohmeyer et al.
patent: 4703746 (1987-11-01), Hitch
patent: RE32754 (1988-09-01), Hahn
patent: 4930491 (1990-06-01), Purello
patent: 4976252 (1990-12-01), Cianciola
patent: 4979440 (1990-12-01), Latour et al.
patent: 5009151 (1991-04-01), Hungerford
patent: 5065734 (1991-11-01), Elliott
patent: 5086752 (1992-02-01), Hait
patent: 5167183 (1992-12-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 5218950 (1993-06-01), Hait
patent: 5277106 (1994-01-01), Raymer et al.
patent: 5279277 (1994-01-01), Barker
patent: 5331942 (1994-07-01), McDonald et al.
patent: 5359988 (1994-11-01), Hait
patent: D364777 (1995-12-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 5490452 (1996-02-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 5603256 (1997-02-01), Charlson et al.
patent: 5765469 (1998-06-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 5839361 (1998-11-01), Richter
patent: 5934183 (1999-08-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 5934184 (1999-08-01), Schlosser et al.
patent: 6158426 (2000-12-01), Wardell
patent: RE37152 (2001-05-01), O'Brien et al.
patent: 6267047 (2001-07-01), Mosher, II et al.
patent: 6283114 (2001-09-01), Giebel et al.
patent: 6457401 (2002-10-01), Witzel
patent: 6481343 (2002-11-01), Rigney et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Cooking grate does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Cooking grate, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cooking grate will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2746491