Patent ID: 8327757
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A pair of apparatuses for baking waffles, wherein each of a first and a second apparatus comprises: a first gridiron assembly comprising a curved flange and coupled with a first waffle-textured gridiron defining a plurality of waffle forms thereon; a second gridiron assembly comprising a rod and slot, and coupled with a second waffle-textured gridiron defining waffle forms thereon corresponding in number to the waffle forms in the first gridiron assembly; wherein the first and second gridiron assemblies each comprises a housing, and further comprising: wherein the cleats of the first gridiron assembly are alignable with and engageable into the indents of the second gridiron assembly; wherein the curved flange is engageable through the slot and around the rod to hingeably connect the first gridiron assembly to the second gridiron assembly, whereby the first gridiron assembly is pivotable into a closed position in parallel adjacency with the second gridiron assembly; further wherein the first gridiron assembly also is pivotable into an open position in which the curved flange is disengageable from around the rod to disconnect the gridiron assemblies from each another; and further wherein when both of the first gridiron assemblies of the pair of apparatuses are in the closed position, cleats of the first apparatus are engageable into indents of the second apparatus; and further wherein when both the first gridiron assemblies of the apparatuses are in the open position, the gridiron assemblies of each respective apparatus are mutually reversible into an inside-out configuration to bring their respective housings into flush confronting relation, with the cleats of a first housing of the first apparatus inserted into corresponding indents of a second housing of the first apparatus, and with the cleats of a first housing of the second apparatus inserted into corresponding indents of a second housing of the second apparatus, whereby the waffle-textured gridiron of the first apparatus is disposable against the waffle-textured gridiron of the second apparatus, thereby to stack the first apparatus on the second apparatus.