Grate assembly for a gas cooking appliance

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a grate assembly for a gas cooking appliance showing our new design, formed from left and right with the side portions being mirror images;

FIG. 2 is an upper right perspective view of the right side portion of the grate assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the right side portion of the grate assembly of FIG. 1, with rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the right side portion of the grate assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view of the right side portion of the grate assembly of FIG. 1, with the left elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the right side portion of the grate assembly of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 showing overall cabinet, cooktop, rear downdraft vent, gas burner heads, burner control knobs, front control panel, and front door/handle assembly are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a grate assembly for a gas cooking appliance, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Other references
  • Kitchen Aid, 30-Inch Gas Cooktop with Four Sealed Gas Burners and Filler Grate, 2002.*
  • Thermador “Create”Catalog, copyright 1999, p. 34, 30 White Porcelain Cooktop.
  • Kitchen Aid Ranges, Ventilation Hoods and Microwave Ovens catalog, rec'd Jan. 12, 2000, p. 15, 30. Freestanding Gas Range.
Patent History
Patent number: D468964
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 14, 2002
Date of Patent: Jan 21, 2003
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventors: Theodore A. Becker (Cleveland, TN), Jeffrey Ensley (Cleveland, TN), James Coty McFarland (Cleveland, TN), Inho Andy Shin (Cleveland, TN), Jeffrey Ware (Chattanooga, TN), Jerry Woodby (Cleveland, TN)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
Application Number: 29/155,551
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/408
International Classification: 0702;