Patent ID: 6371105
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
An apparatus for covering the top of a stove, the stove having multiple burners disposed on its top, the stove having control knobs disposed on its front, comprising:a) a generally horizontally disposed frame, said frame complementarily sized to fit on the top of the stove, said frame having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges, said frame having multiple openings therein through which the stove burners are accessed; b) said frame having at least one cross member connecting opposite sides of said frame; c) means for attaching said frame to the top of the stove; d) a plurality of planar panels disposed onto said frame, said planar panels covering said openings when in the horizontal position; e) a first means for hingedly connecting said panels to said frame; f) a concave panel disposed longitudinally across the front of the stove, said concave panel sized to cover the control knobs on the front of the stove; and, g) a second means for hingedly connecting said concave panel to said frame.