Griddle cover with an integrated splatter shield

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11499723-B2
Application number	US-201916585171-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

A cooktop appliance includes a top panel. A griddle is positioned on the top panel. The griddle includes a cooking plate. A cover is rotatable relative to the cooking plate between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The cover is positioned over a top surface of the cooking plate in the closed configuration of the cover. A splatter shield is rotatable relative to the cover between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The splatter shield is positioned over the top surface of the cooking plate in the open configuration of the splatter shield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooktop appliance, comprising:
a top panel;
a griddle positioned on the top panel, the griddle comprising
a cooking plate;
a cover rotatable relative to the cooking plate between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the cover positioned over a top surface of the cooking plate in the closed configuration of the cover; and
a splatter shield rotatable relative to the cover between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the splatter shield nested within the cover in the closed configuration of the splatter shield, the splatter shield positioned over the top surface of the cooking plate in the open configuration of the splatter shield.

2. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the cooking plate by no less than ninety degrees between the closed and open configurations.

3. The cooktop appliance of claim 2 , wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the cooking plate by no less than ninety degrees and no more than one-hundred and thirty degrees between the closed and open configurations.

4. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a first spring-loaded hinge pin rotatably coupling the cooking plate and the cover.

5. The cooktop appliance of claim 4 , further comprising a second spring-loaded hinge pin rotatably coupling the cover and the splatter shield.

6. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a spring-loaded hinge pin rotatably coupling the cover and the splatter shield.

7. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a latch selectively coupling a distal end portion of the splatter shield in a distal end portion of the cover.

8. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cover, the splatter shield or both the cover and the splatter shield are tool-lessly removable from the cooking plate.

9. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , wherein the splatter shield comprises a framed mesh panel shaped complementary to the top surface of the cooking plate.

10. The cooktop appliance of claim 1 , wherein the splatter shield comprises a perforated metal panel shaped complementary to the top surface of the cooking plate.

11. A cooktop appliance, comprising:
a top panel;
a griddle positioned on the top panel, the griddle comprising
a cooking plate;
a cover rotatable relative to the cooking plate between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the cover positioned over a top surface of the cooking plate in the closed configuration of the cover; and
a splatter shield rotatable relative to the cover between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the splatter shield positioned over the top surface of the cooking plate in the open configuration of the splatter shield,
wherein the cooking plate, the cover and the splatter shield are rectangular.

12. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the cooking plate by no less than ninety degrees between the closed and open configurations.

13. The cooktop appliance of claim 12 , wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the cooking plate by no less than ninety degrees and no more than one-hundred and thirty degrees between the closed and open configurations.

14. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , further comprising a first spring-loaded hinge pin rotatably coupling the cooking plate and the cover.

15. The cooktop appliance of claim 14 , further comprising a second spring-loaded hinge pin rotatably coupling the cover and the splatter shield.

16. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , wherein the splatter shield is nested within the cover in the closed configuration of the splatter shield.

17. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , further comprising a latch selectively coupling a distal end portion of the splatter shield in a distal end portion of the cover.

18. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , wherein the cover, the splatter shield or both the cover and the splatter shield are tool-lessly removable from the cooking plate.

19. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , wherein the splatter shield comprises a framed mesh panel shaped complementary to the top surface of the cooking plate.

20. The cooktop appliance of claim 11 , wherein the splatter shield comprises a perforated metal panel shaped complementary to the top surface of the cooking plate.

Assignees

• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Cadima Paul Bryan

Classifications

• F24C15/36 Primary

  Protective guards, e.g. for preventing access to heated parts · CPC title

• A47J37/067

  Horizontally disposed broiling griddles · CPC title

• A47J36/36

  Shields or jackets for cooking utensils minimising the radiation of heat, fastened or movably mounted · CPC title

• F24C15/12 Primary

  Side rests; Side plates; Cover lids; Splash guards; Racks outside ovens, e.g. for drying plates · CPC title