Modular grate arrangement for a five burner gas cooking appliance

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 left side portion of the modular grate of the invention, shown separately for clarity of illustration, 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 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.

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Inventors:	Becker; Theodore A. (Cleveland, TN), Shin; Inho Andy (Cleveland, TN)
Assignee:	Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Family ID:	22532419
Appl. No.:	D/149,934
Filed:	October 23, 2001

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Current U.S. Class:	D7/408
Current CPC Class:	F24C15/107 20130101
Current International Class:	0702
Field of Search:	;D7/346,347,402,407,408,409 ;126/39B,211,217,218,214C,214R,215,216,152R

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Other References

KitchenAid Rag=nges, Ventilation Hoods and Microwave Ovens Catalog, p. 19, Cooktop, left side..

Primary Examiner: Morris; Sandra L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC