Patent ID: 9265380
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A47J,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a cooking appliance having a first heating assembly having a first cooking surface, a second heating assembly operatively connected to the first heating assembly and having a second cooking surface and defining a receiving aperture and a resting aperture, and a guide post having a defined length extending from the first heating assembly comprising: causing the guide post to be placed in the receiving aperture; translating the first heating assembly from a first operative position to a second operative position in which the first cooking surface is secured to and abuts the second cooking surface, wherein the placement of the guide post into the receiving aperture causes the first heating assembly to translate in a substantially linear manner and to be maintained in a substantially parallel relationship relative to the second heating assembly during translation of the first heating assembly from the first operative position to the second operative position; removing the guide post from the receiving aperture; and causing the guide post to be placed in the resting aperture, wherein placing the guide post in the resting aperture enables the first heating assembly to maintain a third operative position in which the first heating assembly is spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the second heating assembly, and wherein the length of the guide post governs a distance between the first heating assembly and the second heating assembly when the first heating assembly is in the third operative position.