Portable gas and electric griddle for outdoor-indoor applications

• US 6,073,542 A
• Filed: 01/20/1998
• Issued: 06/13/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Primitivo Perez
• Original Assignee: Primitivo Perez
• Inventors: Perez, Primitivo
• Primary Examiner(s): ALEXANDER, REGINALD
• Application Number:
  US09/012,139
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 99/340, 99/339, 99/385, 99/425, 99/449, 99/447, 99/422, 126/39 BA, 126/39 G, 126/41 R, 126/275 E
• US Class Current: 99/340
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/067 Horizontally disposed broiling griddles

Abstract

This invention presents dual functions in a sole appliance. The present griddle has the feature to be heated by gas or electricity. This makes the griddle portable. The griddle comprising of housing (1) and a plurality of supporting legs (7a, b, c, d)(not shown) and attached to said housing (1) a removable top plate fixture (2), and attached to the interior of the housing (1) a separator plate (15) covering the entire interior area of the housing (1)characterized in that the housing (1) contains an electrical heating device (16), and electrical socket (9) and a gas manifold (17) with connector locking valve (3) the housing contains thermal insulation (21).

Claims

1. A portable griddle comprising:

(a) a housing; and

said housing having at least one external grasping member;

(b) a plurality of vent ports permeating vertical walls of said housing;

(c) a plurality of independent support members being mounted under said housing said support members being substantially small for supporting said portable griddle upon a counter top or a table;

(d) at least one heat limitation member attached to center portion of said housing bottom opening;

(e) at least one liquid gathering container mounted to interior wall of said housing;

(f) at least one liquid depleting member with depletive portion mounted over perimeter of said housing and having marginal portion upwardly bent and extending upwardly to greater elevation of the cooking area for evacuating grease and liquids emitted by food on top of said cooking area; and

said at least one liquid depleting member having at least one depletive opening placed directly over said at least one liquid gathering container; and

(g) at least one cooking food sustainer mounted onto said at least one liquid depleting member said at least one cooking food sustainer perimeter bordering contiguous to said at least one depleting member depletive portion forming a partition with respect to interior of said housing and said cooking area said partition restrains the liquids emitted by food to fall to interior of said housing for avoiding toxic smoke when cooking indoors; and

(h) means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer, wherein said means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer having a first electrical heating means for heating said at least one cooking food sustainer when cooking outdoors and a second gas heating means for heating said at least one cooking food sustainer when cooking indoors;

(i) at least one attachment device placed to interior of said housing;

(j) a griddle lid with at least one articulate mechanism mounted at mid width thereof said lid mounts onto said at least one cooking food sustainer; and

said lid having a plurality of grasping members placed symmetrically on each of said lid portion for manipulating said lid with no risk of burn when user is cooking,

whereby the improvement includes a combination of all these elements for making present griddle portable and for cooking anywhere, and

whereby users can cook outdoors or indoors with present griddle without a need of having two appliances or any special requirement and with a clean method for cooking.

2. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said vent port are placed in about all said housing wall, whereby said vent ports allow the interchange of oxygen and monoxide in the combustion process and for dissipating excess of heat from said griddle housing.

3. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said at least one cooking food sustainer being a flat uniform metal member, whereby the flatness of said at least one food sustainer substantially allows to eliminate grease and liquids thereof.

4. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said at least one heat limitation member comprising of a matrix of metal layers and an insulating membrane placed thereinto, whereby said at least one heat limitation member substantially restrains loss of heat emitted by said means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer.

5. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said means for heating said at least one cooking food sustainer directly placed thereunder, whereby said heating means heat said at least one food sustainer with one heating device at a time.

6. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said at least one attachment device transversely rod placed with respect to said means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer for supporting one of said heating means contiguous thereof.

7. The portable griddle of claim 1 wherein said at least one liquid gathering container drawer shaped for easy removal from wall interior.

8. A portable griddle comprising:

(a) a griddle body; and

said griddle body having at least one external handle member;

(b) a plurality of ventilation holes permeating vertical walls of said griddle body;

(c) a plurality of independent supporting legs being mounted under said griddle body said independent supporting legs being substantially small for supporting said portable griddle upon a counter top or a table;

(d) at least one thermal insulation member attached to center portion of said griddle body bottom opening;

(e) at least one liquid collector container mounted to interior wall of said griddle body;

(f) at least one liquid drainer channel with drainage portion mounted over perimeter of said griddle body and having marginal portion upwardly bent and extending upwardly to greater elevation of the cooking area, for evacuating grease and liquids emitted by food on top of said cooling area; and

said at least one liquid drainer channel having at least one drainage orifice placed directly over said at least one liquid collector container;

(g) at least one griddle plate member mounted onto said at least one liquid drainer channel said at least one griddle plate perimeter bordering contiguous to said at least one drainer channel drainage portion forming a partition with respect to interior of said griddle body and said cooking area said partition restrains the liquids emitted by food to fall to interior of said griddle body for avoiding toxic smoke when cooking indoors; and

(h) means for individually heating said at least one griddle plate, wherein said means for individually heating said at least one griddle plate having a first electrical heating means for heating said at least one griddle plate when cooking outdoors and a second gas heating means for heating said at least one griddle plate when cooking indoors;

(i) at least one affixing member placed to interior of said griddle body;

(j) a griddle cover with at least one hinged mechanism mounted at mid width thereof said cover mounts onto said at least one griddle plate member; and

said griddle cover having a plurality of handles placed symmetrically on each of said griddle cover portion for manipulating said cover with no risk of burn when user is cooking,

whereby the improvement includes a combination of all these elements for making present griddle portable and for cooking anywhere, and

whereby users can cook outdoors or indoors with present griddle without a need of having two appliances or any special requirement and with a clean method for cooking.

9. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said ventilation holes are placed in about all said griddle body wall, whereby said ventilation holes allow the interchange of oxygen and monoxide in the combustion process and for dissipating excess of heat from said griddle body.

10. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said at least one griddle plate member being a flat uniform metal sheet, whereby the flatness of said at least one griddle plate allows to eliminate grease and liquids thereof.

11. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said at least one thermal insulation device comprising of a matrix of metal layers and an insulating membrane placed thereinto, whereby said at least one thermal insulation substantially restrains loss of heat emitted by said means for individually heating said at least one griddle plate.

12. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said means for heating said at least one griddle plate directly placed thereunder, whereby said heating means heat said at least one griddle plate with one heating device at a time.

13. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said at least one affixing member transversely rod placed with respect to said means for individually heating said at least one griddle plate for supporting one of said heating means contiguous thereof.

14. The portable griddle of claim 8 wherein said at least one liquid collector container drawer shaped for easy removal from wall interior.