Graphic burner grate on a smooth ceramic cooktop of a gas cooking appliance

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of my new design for a graphic burner grate on a smooth ceramic cooktop of a gas cooking appliance;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the cooktop of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the cooktop of FIGS. 1 and 2; and,

FIG. 4 is a left elevational view of the cooktop of FIGS. 1 and 2, with the right elevational view being a mirror image.

The broken lines showing gas valve control knobs, other potential graphic burner grates, and a central visual display area are for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a graphic burner grate on a smooth ceramic cooktop of a gas cooking appliance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D464845
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 21, 2001
Date of Patent: Oct 29, 2002
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventor: Inho Andy Shin (Cleveland, TN)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
Application Number: 29/143,790
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/346
International Classification: 0702;