Patent ID: 9605852
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F24C

Claim:
1. A stove control assembly, comprising: an annular base plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a control circuit including a power source located on the first surface, a magnetically responsive switch mounted to the first surface, and at least one indicator mounted to the first surface, the power source, the magnetically responsive switch, and the at least one indicator being connected electrically to one another, and a cover plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the cover plate, the cover plate being attached to the base plate to cover the first surface of the base plate, wherein the stove control assembly is adapted to be attached removably to a stove control knob of a stove that is rotatable from a first position, in which a corresponding stove burner of the stove is deactivated, to a second position, in which the corresponding stove burner is activated, wherein the magnetically responsive switch is adapted to engage magnetically an external magnet mounted to a panel of the stove, wherein when the stove control knob is in its first position, the magnetically responsive switch is aligned with the external magnet and the at least one indicator is deactivated, and wherein when the stove control knob is in its second position, the magnetically responsive switch is unaligned with the external magnet and the at least one indicator is activated.