US 11,930,961 B2
Sandwich press for toaster
Philip C. Carbone, North Reading, MA (US); James Poon, Woburn, MA (US); Ryan O'Donnell, Ipswich, MA (US); Robie Helm, Melrose, MA (US); Cody O'Sullivan, Cambridge, MA (US); and Eric Hyp, Guangzhou (CN)
Assigned to Revolution Cooking, LLC, Potomac, MD (US)
Filed by Revolution Cooking, LLC, Potomac, MD (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/195,806.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287509 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0885 (2013.01) [A47J 37/0857 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sandwich press configured for use with a toaster having a vertical cavity to receive and heat a food item and a plurality of heating elements associated with the vertical cavity, the sandwich press comprising:
first and second sidewalls that are spaced apart from each other and define a space between the sidewalls to receive the food item, the first and second sidewalls being coupled together and configured for insertion into the vertical cavity to heat the food item in the space between the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls each having a top end, a bottom end and opposed first and second lateral ends; and
a handle including first and second handle portions extending from the top end of the first and second sidewalls, respectively, the first and second handle portions configured to be positioned adjacent each other and permit grasping by hand to manipulate the sandwich press at a location on the handle portions that is positioned between the first and second lateral ends, extends in a direction from the first lateral end to the second lateral end, is above the space and offset from a region between planes of the first and second sidewalls.