Modular grate arrangement for a five burner gas cooking appliance

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a modular grate arrangement for a five burner gas cooking appliance, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the right side portion of the modular grate of the invention, shown separately for clarity of illustration, with the left side portion being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the right side portion of the modular grate of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the right side portion of the modular grate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right elevational view of the right side portion of the modular grate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left elevational view of the right side portion of the modular grate of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the right side portion of the modular grate portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the central grate portion of the modular grate of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the central grate portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the central grate portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a right elevational view of the central grate portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a left elevational view of the central grate portion of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the central grate portion of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIG. 1 showing gas valve control knobs and a cooktop, along with the support pegs for the left, right and central grate portions, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3-7 and 9-13, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a modular grate arrangement for a five burner gas cooking appliance, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D301534 June 13, 1989 Binzer
D334866 April 20, 1993 Warren
D367802 March 12, 1996 Lewis et al.
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D421694 March 21, 2000 Kitabayashi et al.
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D468161 January 7, 2003 Goodwin
D470359 February 18, 2003 Jones et al.
Other references
  • Thermador “Create” Catalog, copyright 1999. pp. 34, 30″ White Porcelain Cooktop.
  • KitchenAid Ranges, Ventilation Hoods and Microwave Ovens Catalog, pp. 15, 30″ Freestanding Gas Range.
Patent History
Patent number: D481589
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 2002
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2003
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventors: Theodore A. Becker (Cleveland, TN), Mark D. Engle (Hixson, TN), Dustin L. Hawkins (Cleveland, TN), J. Coty McFarland (Cleveland, TN), Inho Andy Shin (Cleveland, TN)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
Application Number: 29/167,098
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/408
International Classification: 0702;