Patent ID: 6078029
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
A cooking range system, comprising:a cooking range having a generally flat cook top, said cook top having a cooking well therein;said cooking well having an interior base wall and an interior perimeter side wall upwardly extending around said interior base wall of said cooking well;an insulating layer being provided on said interior base wall and said interior perimeter side wall of said cooking well, said insulating layer substantially covering said interior base wall and said interior perimeter side wall of said cooking well;a drop basin provided in said cooking well;an article of cookware having a bottom and a perimeter side upwardly extending around said bottom of said article of cookware;said drop basin being for receiving therein said article of cookware, said drop basin having a bottom wall and a side wall upwardly extending around said bottom wall;said article of cookware, said article of cookware being insertable into said cooking well such that said bottom of said article of cookware rests on said bottom wall of said drop basin and said perimeter side of said article of cookware abuts said side wall of said drop basin for maximizing contact between said article of cookware and said drop basin; anda coiled heating element being provided in said cooking well beneath said bottom wall of said drop basin, said heating element and said bottom wall of said drop basin generally lying in generally parallel planes, said heating element abutting said bottom wall of said drop basin such that heat from said heating element is directly transferred to said bottom wall of said drop basin.