Patent ID: 8757137
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: F23D,F24C

Abstract:
1. A gas burner assembly for a cooking appliance including a cooktop surface, said gas burner assembly comprising: an outer gas burner comprising an outer burner body, said outer gas burner configured to provide an outer cooking flame; and an inner gas burner comprising an inner burner body, said inner gas burner configured to provide an inner cooking flame, wherein air supplied to said inner gas burner flows through one or more openings in a base burner assembly through said cooktop surface other than a gas inlet for said inner gas burner, wherein one or more channels comprise a spill path beneath said outer gas burner onto said cooktop surface, wherein said base burner assembly and said outer burner body define an annular gap providing a flow path for said air from said one or more openings into said annular gap, and wherein said base burner assembly comprises a spill reservoir spaced apart from said inner burner body and shaped such that a first portion of said air flowing into said spill reservoir from said annular gap flows into said gas inlet and a second portion of said air flowing into said spill reservoir from said annular gap provides secondary air for said inner burner body.