Patent ID: 6194689
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A grill for cooking food, comprising:a grill surface having a top side comprising a cooking surface; andat least one modular heating unit adapted to be modularly installed under a bottom side of said grill surface to heat said grill surface in a region generally above said heating unit, said at least one modular heating unit including a radiant heating element and a base upon which said heating element is supported;wherein said at least one modular heating unit further comprises a pan having a bottom and circumferential side walls, said pan bottom being adapted to receive said heating element support base;and wherein said circumferential side walls, said pan bottom, and an area of said bottom side of said grill surface cooperate to define a substantially sealed cavity having said radiant heating element disposed at a bottom thereof in a spaced-apart relation with said bottom of said hot plate.