Modular grate arrangement for a five burner gas-on-glass cooking appliance

- Maytag Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top right perspective view of a five burner gas-on-glass cooktop showing our modular grate design formed from left and right, mirror image side grate portions, and a central grate ortion;

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the left 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. 2-13, 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-on-glass cooking appliance, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D495924
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 11, 2003
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 2004
Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Inventors: Theodore A. Becker (Cleveland, TN), Dustin L. Hawkins (Cleveland, TN), Inho Andy Shin (Cleveland, TN), Jeffrey Ware (Chattanooga, TN)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC
Application Number: 29/186,134
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/408; D7/346
International Classification: 0702;