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US3157176A
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Cooking range
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1960-03-31
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1980-03-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George C Pearce
- 👤 Jesse L Evans
- 👤 Millard E Fry
- 👤 Frank L Milburn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:31
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C15/00; F24C15/02; F24C15/023; F24C15/022; F24C15/04; F24C15/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
IN COMBINATION, A RANGE ADAPTED FOR INSTALLATION IN A COUNTERTOP AND COMPRISING, A CASING DEFINING AN UPPER CONTROL COMPARTMENT HAVING A FRONT PANEL, AN OVEN COMPARTMENT AND A SURFACE COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT, SAID OVEN COMPARTMENT HAVING A FRONT OPENING BELOW SAID FRONT PANEL, A DOOR HAVING A FIRST VERTICALLY DISPOSED POSITION FOR CLOSING SAID OPENING AND A SECOND GENERALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED POSITION ABOVE SAID FIRST POSITION AND SPACED IN FRONT OF SAID FRONT PANEL FOR EXPOSING SAID OPENING, A SURFACE COOKING UNIT DRAWER FOR SUPPORTING A SURFACE COOKING UNIT AND SLIDABLY MOVABLE FROM A POSITION WITHIN SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT TO A POSITION OUTSIDE OF SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT, SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT MOVING ALONG A PATH IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID DOOR AND CLOSELY ADJACENT THE BOTTOM OF SAID FRONT OPENING, A COVER INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID DRAWER FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPPOSITELY DIRECTED GLIDEABLE MOVEMENT, SAID COVER HAVING FRONT AND TOP WALLS FOR CONCEALING SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT WHEN SAID DRAWER IS IN SAID POSITION WITHIN SAID COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT AND FOR DEFINING A COPLANAR SURFACE WITH SAID COUNTERTOP, AND SAID COVER EXPOSING SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT WHEN SAID DRAWER IS IN SAID POSITION OUTSIDE OF SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT, WHEREBY SAID FRONT WALL FORMS A BACK SPLASH FOR SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT, SAID CASING HAVING A HORIZONTAL CHANNEL OPENING INTO SAID SURFACE COOKING UNIT COMPARTMENT, AND SAID COVER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED ROLLERS EXTENDING INTO SAID CHANNEL FOR SUPPORTING SAID COVER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-11-17 | 1968-05-18 | 1968-11-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-11-17 | 1972-05-18 | 1972-11-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-11-17 | 1976-05-18 | 1976-11-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |