Patent ID: 6978778
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. In a cooking appliance including a ceramic-based cooktop and a plurality of gas burners, a grate locating assembly comprising: a plurality of apertures formed at spaced locations in the cooktop; a grate including a surface portion for supporting a cooking vessel and a plurality of spaced feet projecting below the surface portion; and a plurality of inserts, each of said inserts being positioned within a respective one of the apertures in the cooktop and having a central opening receiving a respective one of the feet of the grate in order to support the surface portion of the grate above the cooktop, while locating the feet of the grate below an upper level of the cooktop, wherein each insert includes a sidewall, a base substantially closing off a lower end of the sidewall, an open upper end defining a respective said central opening, and a peripheral flange projecting radially outwardly from the sidewall about the central opening.