Patent ID: 9462912
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A23L,A23P,A23V,A47J

Claim Text:
1. An appliance for cooking a food item, the appliance comprising: a bottom housing having a top surface, the top surface forming a bottom cooking surface of the appliance; a top housing having a bottom surface, the bottom surface forming a top cooking surface of the appliance, the top housing being movably attached to the bottom housing, the top housing moveable between a closed position and an open position; and a ring assembly positioned between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position, the ring assembly comprising a top ring that has an open position and a closed position, a bottom ring that has an open position and a closed position, and a center cooking plate, the center cooking plate movable between (i) a closed position in which a space defined by the ring assembly is divided into top and bottom cooking cavities and (ii) an open position; wherein the top cooking cavity is formed by the top cooking surface, the top ring, and the center cooking plate when the top housing and the center cooking plate are in their respective closed positions, and wherein the bottom cooking cavity is formed by the bottom cooking surface, the bottom ring, and the center cooking plate when the bottom ring and the center cooking plate are in their respective closed positions, and wherein the center cooking plate is moveable between its open position and its closed position while the top housing is in its closed position; and wherein the center cooking plate moveable between its open position and its closed position while the top and bottom rings are in their respective closed positions.