Patent ID: 11873996
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cooktop;
a burner mounted on the cooktop;
a coupling member coupled to a top surface of the cooktop, the coupling member having;
a body defining a cutout with an abutting surface on an inner side of the coupling member; and
first and second pins extending in opposing directions from opposing sides of the body, wherein the cutout is defined between the first and second pins; and

a griddle selectively coupled to the coupling member and operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the griddle is engaged with the coupling member, the griddle including:
first and second receiving members extending from a coupling edge of the griddle to engage the first and second pins; and
an elongated retaining protrusion that extends along the coupling edge between the first and second receiving members, wherein the elongated retaining protrusion is configured to rotate in a space defined by the cutout to abut the abutting surface within the cutout of the coupling member to retain the griddle in the raised position, the abutting surface being oriented toward the cooktop.