Grill cleaning apparatus

• US 4,023,312 A
• Filed: 09/08/1975
• Issued: 05/17/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jon O. Stickney
• Original Assignee: Jon O. Stickney
• Inventors: Stickney, Jon O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Jr., James L.
• Application Number:
  US05/611,118
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 51/205 R, 51/170 R, 51/170 MT, 51/170 TL, 51/382, 51/386, 51/387, 15/244 R
• US Class Current: 451/557
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/06 Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/34 Scouring implements for hearths or metal objects
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 17/00 Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like foam-making devices A47K5/14
• CPC Class Codes: B24D 15/00 Hand tools or other devices for non-rotary grinding, polishing, or stropping

Abstract

A grill cleaning device comprising a carriage, stationary end plates and spring loaded side-plates. A cubical, abrasive, cleaning element is temporarily captively held within the confines of the carriage, end plates and side plates. Provisions for convenient conversion from manual to electrical power for oscillating the grill cleaning element over the grill surface are included.

Claims

1. Apparatus for grill cleaning which comprises:

a carriage;

a pair of side plates pivotally secured to and downwardly depending from said carriage, each of said side plates including a plurality of inwardly projecting spikes for engaging a grill brick, and at least one constant force spring acting between the carriage and side plate for placing a constant inward pressure on a grill brick;

a pair of end plates immovably secured to the terminal ends of said carriage; and

a grill brick located between said end plates and said side plates.

2. The structure as set forth in claim 1, further comprising

a handle, removably attached to said end plates.