Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Automatic control
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-24
2010-02-09
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 3742)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Automatic control
C099S339000, C099S393000, C099S423000, C099S441000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07658143
ABSTRACT:
A hot dog grill for cooking hot dogs or similar food products is disclosed. The grill has an inclined heating surface defined on a sloping top plate. A grill assembly having a top cross member is placed over and in proximity to the heating surface. The grill assembly is moveable between two positions relative to the inclined heating surface. The grill assembly has a pair of sides which support rails. The rails are interlocked with sockets on the sides of the sloping top plate to guide the movement of the grill assembly. Lateral rods are installed between the sides of the grill assembly. Hot dogs and similar foods are cooked on the heating surface and rest on the lateral rods. A motor has a rotating shaft extending from the inclined heating surface. The rotating shaft is mechanically coupled to the top cross member of the grill assembly via a pivot block and pin. The motor propels the grill between the two positions relative to the inclined heating surface causing the lateral rods to push the hot dogs and rotate them.
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C. Cretors & Company
Perkins Coie LLP
Simone Timothy F.
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