Retractable down draft vent unit for removing smoke and grease vapors of a cooking range or cook-top

- General Electric
Description

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a retractable down draft vent unit for removing smoke and grease vapors of a cooking range or cook-top, showing our new design in retracted position;

FIG. 2 is a front and right side perspective view thereof in raised position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side elevation view of FIG. 2, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of FIG. 2.

The broken-line showing of environmental structure in FIGS. 1-5, is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3583506 June 1971 Hagdorn
Foreign Patent Documents
150528 June 1988 JPX
Patent History
Patent number: D327538
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1989
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 1992
Assignee: General Electric Company (Louisville, KY)
Inventors: Donald G. Falk (Louisville, KY), Charles H. Schmitt (Louisville, KY)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Lisa Lichtenstein
Attorneys: H. Neil Houser, Radford M. Reams
Application Number: 7/331,572
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Filter (D23/365)