Patent ID: 6502570
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A counter top system for providing additional counter space for placement over a range top adjacent to at least one countertop, comprising:a primary flat section having a first perimeter sized equivalently to a second perimeter of the range top, and having an upper side and an under side, wherein said primary flat section is fittedly integrated along the first perimeter with the at least one countertop adjacent to the range top on at least one side of the range top, wherein the fitted integration provides an additional counter space in conjunction with the at least one countertop, wherein said primary flat section includes at least one seam, and wherein, upon folding of said primary flat section along the at least one seam, an area of the first perimeter is decreased, wherein, upon unfolding of said primary flat section, said primary flat section is sized equivalently to the second perimeter, wherein the at least one adjacent countertop includes therein a storage compartment, and wherein, upon folding of said primary flat section along the at least one seam, said primary flat section is stored in the storage compartment, and wherein the storage compartment comprises a hinged section of the at least one adjacent countertop, wherein, upon opening of the hinged section, the folded primary flat section is stored therein.