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Pancake maker apparatus, methods and systems

  • US 9,687,110 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2014
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cooking apparatus, comprising:

  • (a) first and second griddles, each comprising a generally planar cooking surface for cooking food;

    (b) a first lifting mechanism configured to elevate a first side of the first griddle relative to an opposite second side of the first griddle such that a food item on the cooking surface of the first griddle is predisposed to fall onto the cooking surface of the second griddle; and

    (c) a first wiper configured to sweep the cooking surface of the first griddle to facilitate detachment of any food item attached to the cooking surface of the first griddle and transfer such food item to the cooking surface of the second griddle;

    (d) wherein the first wiper comprises a blade that is biased into direct and constant engagement with the generally planar cooking surface of the first griddle; and

    (e) wherein the first wiper is biased into a standby position in which the first blade of the wiper extends along a side of the first griddle.

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