EASILY CLEANED AND SERVICED WAFFLE IRON

An improved belgian style waffle iron apparatus wherein the waffle grid providing members, electrical connections therefore and electrical components associated with the iron base are all easly disconnected and easily cleaned and serviced. An easily cleaned and serviced belgian style waffle iron has a cast aluminium base (10) provided with a hollow interior opening downwardly between support legs of the base, an electrically power source component (50) including a housing (51) which is removably secured within the base cavity and includes a pair of electrical conduit plug receiving receptacles (55a and 55b), a power line (60) for connection to a source of electrical power, electrical conduit (57a-c and 58a-c) for electrically connecting the receptacles to the power line and fasteners (56a-d) for holding the housing in the base cavity, a pair of waffle grid providing members (20 and 30) are pivottaly mounted on the base by a support shaft (42) extending between spaced journal blocks (41a and 41b) which in turn are removably mounted to the waffle iron base, in such a manner to allow easy removal of the blocks, shaft and grid providing members for cleaning or servicing thereof and a pair of detachable thermostat-electrical conduit members (70 and 80) are provided to supply electrical power from the electrical power source component to heating elements (25 and 35) in the grid providing members, the thermostat-electrical conduit (70 and 80) being disconnectable at both ends where they engage the members and power source component whereby the waffle iron construction is in components which are each individually and collectively separable for cleaning, servicing or replacement. Dispositif amélioré de moule pour gaufres à la Belge dans lequel les plaques de grille de gaufres, leurs contacts électriques et les composants électriques associés à la base du moule peuvent tous être déconnectés facilement pour un nettoyage et un entretien aisés. Ce moule à gaufres possède une base en aluminium coulé (10) pourvue d'un intérieur creux s'ouvrant vers le bas entres les pattes de support de la base, un composant de source de courant électrique (50) comprenant un logement (51) fixé de manière amovible à l'intérieur de la cavité de base et comprenant une paire d'évidements (55a et 55b) recevant les fiches de la conduite d'électricité, une ligne d'alimentation (60) reliée à une source de courant électrique, des conduites électriques (57a-c et 58a-c) reliant électriquement les é