Conversion broiler assembly
US5676046A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/022
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A conversion broiler assembly to adapt a single-sided cooking apparatus to a double-sided cooking apparatus. The conversion broiler assembly has a rear housing that is mountable to the single-sided cooking apparatus. The rear housing movably receives left and right stanchions that are pivotally attached to left and right support arms with a broiler positioned therebetween. The left and right stanchions and support arms are generally hollow and provide passageways for combustion air, exhaust air, gas lines and electrical lines to and from the broiler. A rail system having two rails with running surfaces and one rail with an inclined running surface support rollers on the left and right stanchions to provide for smooth and easy lateral translation of the broiler relative to the rear housing. The conversion broiler assembly has a flue system for directing air flow and high temperature exhaust away from the assembly when in use while maintaining a substantially cool rear wall of the assembly. The broiler has an improved burner pattern with burner tiles positioned in a perimeter set of tiles surrounding and spaced apart from a smaller central set of tiles to provided even heat distribut…
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