Grill and griddle cleaning device

Abstract

A device for cleaning griddles and grills has a heat resistant pad carried by a carriage, which in turn is manipulated by a motor to move in an oscillating and/or planar agitating motion, analogous to a hand-held motorized sander. A dispensing container with liquid for shocking the grill is mounted on the device or provided internally. A scraper can be attached to the device.

1 . A device for cleaning a cooking surface, comprising: an engine in a housing; said engine connected to and having means to cause essentially planar oscillation and/or agitation movement of a carriage, the carriage having a mounting for releasably retaining a pad, said pad being a temperature resistant pad suitable for scouring a griddle. 
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said carriage has a bottom surface and said mounting is molded into said bottom surface. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said pad comprises a non-woven matrix and said mounting cooperates directly with the non-woven matrix to releasably retain the pad on the carriage. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a scraper removably mounted to the housing. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a liquid container removably mounted to the housing and user-actuatable means for dispensing liquid from the container. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising a scraper. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the scraper is removable. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , provided as a kit further comprising a plurality of pads, said pads having a least two different characteristics. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , further comprising a scraper. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 9 , further comprising a reservoir. 
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a reservoir within the housing and user-actuatable means for dispensing liquid from the container. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the different characteristics are the abrasiveness of the pads. 
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the different characteristics are the shapes of the pads. 
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the pad has depending teeth. 
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the teeth have wings. 
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is a griddle and the pad is flat. 
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is a grill and the pad has teeth. 
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is curved and the pad is curved.