Patent ID: 7871264
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
1. A burner body for a burner assembly on a gas powered cooking appliance, comprising: a central region including a gas inlet through which gas flows; a plurality of spoke-like members extending radially outward from the central region; a first region proximal to the central region and including a first sidewall opening arrangement, the first sidewall opening arrangement including a first plurality of notches disposed on the sidewall of the burner body, the first plurality of notches extending downward from a top surface of the sidewall a first depth; a second region distal from the central region and along a first spoke-like member, the second region including a second sidewall opening arrangement, the second sidewall opening arrangement including a second plurality of notches extending downward from the top surface of the sidewall a second depth, the second depth being greater than the first depth; and a third region between the first and second regions and along the first spoke-like member, the third region including a third sidewall opening arrangement, the third sidewall opening arrangement including a third plurality of notches, the third plurality of notches including notches extending downward from the top surface to the first depth and the second depth.