Patent ID: 6817355
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F23D,F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a support frame including a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one opening; a ceramic based panel mounted above the top surface of the support frame, said panel defining a cooktop including at least one opening aligned with the at least one support frame opening; a gas orifice holder having a first portion arranged below the bottom surface of the support frame and a second portion extending through the at least one support frame opening above the panel, said second portion including a central frusto-conical projection; and a gas burner base including a peripheral edge portion interconnected to a central frusto-conical receiving member through an intermediate section, said frusto-conical receiving member matingly engaging the frusto-conical projection of the gas orifice holder, wherein the gas burner base is centered over the gas orifice holder though the frusto-conical projection to form a gas burner assembly with the gas orifice holder.