Patent ID: 6059479
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F23Q,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrode installation apparatus for inserting and releasably securing a burner electrode within an aperture of a gas burner plate, said apparatus comprising:an annular bushing having a cavity for receiving said electrode and an outer surface configured for insertion into said burner plate aperture, said outer surface of said bushing and the surface defining said burner plate aperture being similarly configured for relatively close mutual engagement whereby said bushing and said burner plate are located relative to one another;first means for rigidly securing said electrode within said cavity of said bushing whereby said electrode and said bushing are movable together as a single unit;a cavity on said outer surface of said annular bushing opening toward the surface defining said aperture in said burner plate when said bushing is located within said aperture of said burner plate;a cavity within said aperture of said burner plate opening toward said cavity on the outer surface of said bushing when said bushing is located within said aperture of said burner plate;a ball like member located within said cavity of said burner plate and configured to engage said cavity on said outer surface of said bushing; and,a spring within said cavity of said burner plate interposed between said burner plate and said ball like member to bias said ball like member away from said burner plate into said cavity on said outer surface of said bushing when said bushing is located within said aperture of said burner plate and thereby releasably retain said bushing and said burner plate relative to one another,wherein said annular bushing and electrode can be manually pushed into said aperture of said burner plate and releasably secured thereto by said ball like member and manually pulled out of said aperture of said burner plate against the force of said spring for ease of removal and cleaning.