Patent ID: 6318993
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: F23D,F24C

Abstract:
A burner including a burner body defining a plurality of ports, said burner body being shaped with a plurality of fingers, each finger having a peripheral wall including said plurality of ports extending through said peripheral wall, the ports of said plurality being distributed from a distal end to a proximate end of each finger, said burner body having a primary air passageway adjacent said proximate end of each finger and coupled in fluid communication with each of said ports; wherein said body includes a head, a cap having a contour configured to extend beyond the ports over each of the fingers, and a base to support said head; wherein said base includes a base wall for sealing said burner to a cooktop panel; and wherein said base includes a support wall configured in alignment with said peripheral wall; wherein said burner body comprises a head including a central wall and said peripheral wall, said central wall and said peripheral wall defining a chamber in communication with said plurality of ports.