Patent ID: 6742514
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: F23D,F24C

Abstract:
A burner apparatus for an outdoor cooking stove, said burner apparatus comprising:a gas distribution ring having a hollow plenum formed therein, said gas distribution ring having a central opening formed substantially vertically therethrough which does not communicate with said plenum: said gas distribution ring having an upper portion with a plurality of primary apertures formed therethrough and defining a first set of apertures arranged in a first pattern around an outside surface of said ring, said primary apertures having a first diameter; said gas distribution ring further having a plurality of secondary apertures formed therethrough, said secondary apertures having a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter; wherein the secondary apertures form a second set of apertures arranged in a second pattern around the outside surface of said ring, said second pattern located at a level below the first pattern; and a fuel conduit attached to the gas distribution ring and in fluid communication therewith, said fuel conduit having a hollow passage formed therethrough which is in fluid communication with the plenum of the gas distribution ring.