Grate assembly for a gas cooking appliance

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.

---

Inventors:	Becker; Theodore A. (Cleveland, TN), Ensley; Jeffrey (Cleveland, TN), McFarland; James Coty (Cleveland, TN), Shin; Inho Andy (Cleveland, TN), Ware; Jeffrey (Chattanooga, TN), Woodby; Jerry (Cleveland, TN)
Assignee:	Maytag Corporation (Newton, IA)
Family ID:	27755975
Appl. No.:	D/155,551
Filed:	February 14, 2002

---

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

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

2594215	April 1952	Resek
D214856	August 1969	Feldkircher
D301534	June 1989	Binzer
D343336	January 1994	Falk
D367802	March 1996	Lewis et al.
D372630	August 1996	Lewis et al.
D421694	March 2000	Kitabayashi et al.
D429953	August 2000	Orzel et al.
D460320	July 2002	Becker et al.
D461090	August 2002	Rummel et al.

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..

Primary Examiner: Oliver; Catherine R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC