Patent ID: 8122816

Claim:
A grill which comprises an upper shell, a lower shell, an upper grill pan disposed on the bottom surface of the upper shell and a lower grill pan disposed on the top surface of the lower shell, wherein the upper shell is connected to the lower shell by a hinge mechanism which comprises: an upper rod pivoted at its first end to the upper shell by an upper shaft seat, and a lower rod pivoted at its first end to the lower shell by a lower shaft seat, wherein the upper rod is pivoted at the second end to the second end of the lower rod, configured such that the distance between the upper and lower grilling pan is adjustable, wherein each of the second ends of the upper rod and the lower rod has a front locating surface and a back locating surface, and when the upper shell and the lower shell are closed, the front locating surfaces of the upper rod and the lower rod abut against each other, and when the upper shell and the lower shell are open, the back locating surfaces of the upper rod and the lower rod abut against each other.