Safety Guard Cover for a Cooking Surface

Abstract

A safety guard device for a cooking surface, such as a stove or cook top that has a first guard piece slidably coupled to a second guard piece. The first guard piece has a first front piece and a first side piece, and the second guard piece has a second front piece and a second side piece. The second guard piece can be removed or inserted into the first guard piece via an upper lip and a first lower lip, both of which are situated horizontally along an upper length and a lower length of first guard piece, and secured to the cooking surface, such as a stove or cook top, by the use of a plurality of magnets.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM[0001]This application claims the priority date of provisional application No. 62 / 415,651 filed on Nov. 1, 2016, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]Safety guard covers for cooking surfaces are generally used to protect people from injuries and surrounding areas from damage, particularly children and toddlers who may be able to reach the top of a stove or its contents. These covers are regularly used on indoor and outdoor kitchen-like areas, where heated appliances such as stove tops and grills are utilized. Current safety guard covers are made of substandard materials such as plastic, which are not heat resistant and can easily melt or warp the covers causing grave damage to a user or a child. The plastic covers also do not have side panels and therefore, can fall off and leave a person vulnerable to potential injuries. Conversely, other existing stove guard covers have folding side panels that make the protective guard unsteady a...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a safety guard device for a cooking surface. The device consists of two guide pieces that can slide into each other. The first guide piece has a front piece and a side piece, while the second guide piece has a front piece and a side piece. The second guide piece is attached to the first guide piece through an upper lip and a lower lip. The second guide piece also has a perpendicular lower lip. The technical effect of this design is that it allows for easy handling and adjustment of the safety guard device for different cooking needs.

Problems solved by technology

Current safety guard covers are made of substandard materials such as plastic, which are not heat resistant and can easily melt or warp the covers causing grave damage to a user or a child.

The plastic covers also do not have side panels and therefore, can fall off and leave a person vulnerable to potential injuries.

Conversely, other existing stove guard covers have folding side panels that make the protective guard unsteady and unable to be fully sturdy when in place upon a stove or grill, and makes the guard stove susceptible to collapsing.

Additionally, there are models that incorporate low quality adhesives that lose their seal at high temperatures that result in the guard covers to fall right off.

These inferior materials may introduce deficiencies in the adhesives being used, frailty of the panels, injury to consumers, damage to the panels or neighboring areas, and other detrimental issues.

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