Patent ID: 6817353
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a cooktop having arranged thereabout a plurality igniter openings adjacent to a plurality of burner openings; and a plurality of gas burner assemblies, each of the plurality of gas burner assemblies including: a gas orifice holder arranged below the cooktop, said gas orifice holder including a gas delivery portion for directing a gas supply through a respective one of the plurality of spaced burner openings, and an igniter receiving aperture arranged adjacent to the gas delivery portion; a gas igniter assembly including an igniter member positioned in the igniter receiving aperture; and a removable burner base member having a peripheral support surface, an igniter receiving opening receiving the igniter member, and a gas receiving portion aligned with the gas delivery portion of the gas orifice holder, wherein removing the burner base member from the gas orifice holder exposes the igniter receiving aperture to enable removal of the igniter assembly through the cooktop.