CHARLES H NICKLOY, III
Pilots at 110 St, Kansas City, KS

5937742, Aug 17, 1999

Dec 9, 1998

9/208070

William R. Steeb - Shawnee KS
Charles H. Nickloy - Edwardsville KS

Heartland Food Products, Inc. - Shawnee Mission KS

A47J 3700, A47J 3706

99375

A waffle baker includes a stationary stand which mounts a clam shell style baker assembly such that the baker assembly can be freely rotated relative to the stand. The baker assembly includes an upper and a lower shell, within each of which is mounted a stainless steel bowl which acts as a heat reflecting shield to reflect heat toward a respective light weight, quick heating griddle. A series of tabs are positioned on and extend upward from each of the reflective bowls with the tabs on each bowl supporting a respective heating cal rod in position above the floor of that bowl. The lower shell reflecting bowl includes a central opening which is surrounded by an upstanding perimeter wall to receive a bi-metal temperature sensing switch and isolate it from the cal rods and from heat reflected by the bowl. Other features include a timer automatically operated when the shells are rotated and a griddle design which places the bi-metal sensor relative to the griddle so that temperature sensing is virtually instantaneous.