Patent ID: 7523697

Claim:
A cooking apparatus supportable on a generally horizontal support surface, comprising: a cooking plate baying a cooking surface and an opposed lower surface; a handle assembly operably coupled to said cooking plate and shiftable between a first handle position and a second handle position relative to said cooking plate, said handle assembly including a downwardly extending leg element adapted for orienting said cooking surface in spaced apart relationship with said generally horizontal support surface, and interface structure oriented between said handle assembly and said cooking plate lower surface, said interface structure including a first portion having a first depth and a second portion having a second depth, said interface structure first portion operably engaging said cooking plate lower surface when said handle assembly is in said first position and said interface second portion operably engaging said cooking plate lower surface when said handle assembly is in said second position, such that said cooking plate is shiftable between a first position generally parallel to said support surface when said handle assembly is in said first position, and a second position generally transverse to said support surface when said handle assembly is in said second position.