On this day in 1969 Cornelius Swartwout was granted the patent for Waffle Iron. U.S. Patent No. 94,043.
The nature of this invention consists of providing a handle, connected with and forming part of a waffle iron, by means of which the same may be readily turned over without danger of slipping, and without the possibility of burning the hand.
It also consists in providing a device, by means of which the upper or covering portion of a waffle iron may be raised, so as to expose the interior, for lifting, or for removing the waffle when done, without danger of the cover slipping back, and without burning the hand.
