Patent ID: 6219917
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: F23K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling an appliance having a cabinet, comprising the steps of:attaching a tube assembly having a tube with a preformed shape to fit around objects disposed in the appliance, a first fitting at a first end of the tube, and a second fitting at a second end of the tube the second fitting having a non-circular portion, to a burner assembly using the first fitting;providing a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket defining a non-circular shaped bracket opening, the bracket opening being adapted to receive a complimentary non-circular portion of the second fitting, to prohibit substantial rotation of the second fitting to the shaped bracket opening during assembly;fastening the second fitting to the mounting bracket in a fixed condition to prohibit substantial relative axial movement between the second fitting and the bracket regardless of whether the second fitting is attached further, thereby providing a combination tube assembly/bracket assembled in a fixed condition;inserting the combination tube assembly/bracket and the attached burner assembly into the cabinet so that the second fitting extends through an opening defined by the cabinet;securing the mounting bracket to the cabinet; andsecuring the burner assembly within the cabinet.