Patent ID: 9464812
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F16L,F23D,F23K,F24C

Claim Text:
1. A gas supply module, comprising: an orifice element; a gas supply tube having an inlet end adapted to receive a gas supply, an outlet end threaded to receive the orifice element, and an outer diameter, a substantially circular beaded element having an outermost dimension at least one and a half times larger than the outer diameter of the gas supply tube, wherein the beaded element is formed directly from the outlet end of the gas supply tube; a support bracket comprising at least one mounting flange, an inlet surface, an outlet surface, and a support hole, wherein the gas supply tube is routed through the support hole; and a fastening element configured to secure the beaded element and the gas supply tube to the support bracket, wherein the fastening element comprises a fixation bracket coupled to the inlet surface of the support bracket and the beaded element; and wherein the fixation bracket comprises: a circularly-shaped, recessed feature configured to receive the beaded element and having a plurality of alignment tabs adapted to align the gas supply tube relative to the support bracket and a pair of opposing fixation flanges adapted to affix the fixation bracket to the support bracket.