Patent ID: 6712066
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a cabinet including at least a front portion, opposing side panels, a bottom panel and a back panel, said cabinet being adapted to rest upon a substantially horizontal supporting surface; a range top including front, rear and opposing side portions; a plurality of heating elements arranged about the range top; a pair of laterally spaced end caps provided at an upper rear portion of the cabinet; and first and second sets of alignment components, each of the first and second alignment components including cooperating first and second alignment elements, said first alignment elements being provided on the laterally spaced end caps and said second alignment elements being provided on the range top wherein, when the range top is mounted upon the cabinet, said first and second alignment elements of each of the first and second alignment components become interengaged to laterally position and mount the range top with respect to the cabinet.