Wall mounted cooking apparatus

Abstract

A cooking apparatus which is affixed to a wall using a mechanism allowing the cooking apparatus to be fixed in a horizontal position when it is to be used or moved into a vertical position when it is to be stored. The cooking apparatus incorporates a lid covering the cooking apparatus which is lifted into a vertical position during cooking to constitute a protective barrier between the cooking area and the wall upon which the cooking apparatus is mounted. The cooking apparatus incorporates two (2) retractable or foldable shelves, which are retracted or folded within the cooking apparatus when not in use and which, after lifting the lid, are extended or folded out on either side of the cooking apparatus for use during cooking. The cooking apparatus incorporates securing mechanisms for securing the cooking surfaces and/or heating sources to the cooking apparatus so that the cooking surfaces and/or heat sources remain securely in place when the cooking apparatus is moved from the horizontal to the vertical position.

1 . A cooking apparatus which is mounted upon a wall by the use of a bracket or other mechanism which permits the cooking apparatus to be fixed in a horizontal position when it is to be used for cooking or moved into a vertical position when it is to be stored so as to be positioned parallel with the wall upon which it is mounted. 
   
   
       2 . A cooking apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , which incorporates a lid covering the whole of the upper side of cooking apparatus which, when the cooking apparatus is in the horizontal position, may itself be lifted into a vertical position to constitute a protective barrier between the cooking surfaces and heat sources of the cooking apparatus and the wall upon which the cooking apparatus is mounted. 
   
   
       3 . A cooking apparatus according to any one of  claims 1  and  2 , which incorporates two (2) shelves, which are wholly retracted or folded within the cooking apparatus when not in use, but which, when the cooking apparatus is in the horizontal position, may be extended or folded out on each side of the cooking apparatus to constitute shelves which may be used during cooking. 
   
   
       4 . A cooking apparatus according to any one of  claims 1 ,  2  and  3  which incorporates brackets or other securing mechanisms for securing the cooking surfaces or heat sources of the cooking apparatus to the body of the cooking apparatus, so that when the cooking apparatus is moved from the horizontal to the vertical position, the cooking surfaces or heat sources remains securely in place. 
   
   
       5 . A cooking apparatus as substantially herein before described with reference to the accompanying diagrams.