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Modular radiant heater units for use in grills having edge heat weighting

  • US 6,518,549 B1
  • Filed: 11/09/2000
  • Issued: 02/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A separately-installed, self-contained heating unit adapted for modular installation with other heating units beneath a bottom surface of a grill plate, the heating unit comprising:

  • a pan having a generally flat base and a circumferential sidewall;

    an insulation layer having an insulation base and a circumferential sidewall; and

    a heating element supported on the insulation base to heat the grill plate, the heating element in a spaced apart relationship to the bottom surface of the grill plate;

    wherein the heating element has a contour to provide more heat at one or more edges of the heating unit, whereby a plurality of heating units may be arranged to provide a substantially uniform surface temperature in the grill plate.

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