US 12,135,132 B2
Grate and range system
Christian Matthew Yungbluth, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US)
Assigned to Middleby Marshall Inc., Elgin, IL (US)
Filed by Middleby Marshall Inc., Elgin, IL (US)
Filed on May 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/332,204.
Application 17/332,204 is a continuation of application No. 16/431,465, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,047,580.
Prior Publication US 2021/0285658 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. F24C 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/107 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first grate for a cooking range, said grate comprising:
a bowl including a rectilinearly-bounded border region which border is at least ten inches long or wide;
a set of eight tangs protruding upward from and extending distally from the border region generally toward a central region above the bowl; and
a set of at least six nubs protruding upward from the border region and disposed alternatingly between at least six of the eight tangs;
where an uppermost surface of each of the tangs and an uppermost surface of each of the nubs together forms a non-contiguous surface along a common plane that is disposed above the bowl including the border region of the bowl;
wherein the uppermost surfaces of the tangs and the nubs are configured and disposed in proximity to each other such that a five-inch diameter planar circle is positionable anywhere upon said uppermost surfaces in a manner preventing tipping by maintaining at least three points of contact, two lines of contact, at least one point and at least line of contact, or any other combination of points and/or lines of contact, so that the five-inch diameter planar circle remains at least substantially coplanar with the common plane; and
where a wall is configured and disposed in proximity to the tangs and the nubs, with an uppermost surface of the wall disposed along the common plane such that a five-inch diameter planar circle is positionable anywhere upon the uppermost surfaces of one or more of the wall, tangs, and nubs in a manner preventing tipping by maintaining at least three points of contact, two lines of contact, at least one point and at least line of contact, or any other combination of points and/or lines of contact, so that the five-inch diameter planar circle remains at least substantially coplanar with the common plane.