Patent ID: 7363923
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A cooking range comprising: a monolithic drip pan defining a seamless reservoir having a bottom and sides, said bottom defining an intermediate projection rising into said reservoir, with curved transitions between said bottom and said sides, between said bottom and said intermediate projection and between adjacent sides; a plurality of burners above said drip pan, said burners being detached from while supported on said drip pan, said drip pan of sufficient size to span an area beneath said burners; burner locating and supporting configurations in said drip pan including burner receiving and locating depressions in said sides and in said intermediate projection; at least one grate above at least one of said burners for supporting cooking vessels; and said at least one grate and said plurality of burners being removable from said range separately and independently from said drip pan, and said drip pan being exposed for cleaning while remaining in said range upon removal of said at least one grate and said plurality of burners.