Griddle

- SharkNinja Operating LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a griddle with a closed lid;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a griddle with an open lid;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a back view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a right side view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a left side view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9; and

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view the embodiment shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a griddle with an open lid;

FIG. 18 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a back view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a right side view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a left side view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is a top view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a bottom view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17; and,

FIG. 24 is a bottom perspective view the embodiment shown in FIG. 17.

The griddle can include a ribbed cooking surface, as shown in FIGS. 9-16, or a flat cooking surface, as shown in FIGS. 17-24. Regardless of which cooking surface is used, the cooking surface defines a rectangular trough near a front of the griddle to catch cooking grease. A lower surface of the trough defines a rectangular funnel that allows the grease to flow from the channel, through a main body of the griddle, and to the rectangular grease tray on the underside of the griddle. The main body of the griddle defines a hole into which a lower end of the funnel rests.

The broken lines shown in the figures form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a griddle, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1119429
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 5, 2024
Date of Patent: Mar 24, 2026
Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, MA)
Inventors: Matilda Swanson (London), Adam Rollo (London), Sylvain De Bellis (London), Georgia Emily Ann Banton (London), Connor Richard Stevenson Reed (Waltham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Ricky Pham
Application Number: 29/961,448
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/352; D7/337; D7/362