US 11,871,871 B2
Portable cooking stations having interlocking sear grates and griddles
Cassandra A.S. McVey, Wheeling, IL (US); Romualdo Sonny Siazon, Woodstock, IL (US); and Brett Jessogne, Mundelein, IL (US)
Assigned to Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Palatine, IL (US)
Filed by Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Palatine, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/932,261.
Prior Publication US 2022/0015574 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A47J 37/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/067 (2013.01) [A47J 37/0786 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0795 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable cooking station, comprising:
a sear grate including a first central potion, a first lip, and an interlock pin opening, the first central portion having a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface, the first lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the first central portion, the first lip including a first interlock tab guide and a second interlock tab guide located opposite the first interlock tab guide, the interlock pin opening located between the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide, the interlock pin opening extending through the first upper surface and the first lower surface of the first central portion; and
a griddle configured to be removably interlocked to the sear grate in a side-by-side arrangement, the griddle including a second central portion, a second lip, an interlock tab, and an interlock pin, the second central portion having a second upper surface and second lower surface located opposite the second upper surface, the second lip coupled to and extending upwardly from the second central portion, the interlock tab coupled to and extending outwardly from the second lip, the interlock tab having an outer edge, the interlock pin coupled to and extending downwardly from the interlock tab, the interlock pin configured to be inserted into the interlock pin opening;
wherein the first interlock tab guide and the second interlock tab guide are respectively configured to be contacted by the outer edge of the interlock tab to guide the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening in connection with interlocking the griddle to the sear grate, and wherein insertion of the interlock pin into the interlock pin opening prevents lateral movement of the griddle relative to the sear grate.