Patent ID: 6680614
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: F23N,F23Q

Abstract:
A gas cooking appliance comprising:a cooktop; a plurality of gas burners removably mounted to said cooktop; a plurality of electronic igniters, each of said igniters being adapted to create a spark for an associated one of the plurality of gas burners; a plurality of electrical conductive wires, each of said plurality of wires being adapted to provide an electrical current to a respective one of said plurality of electronic igniters; and a portable spark tester, said spark tester including a non-conductive housing defining a transmission zone, a plurality of electrical conductive cables each having a first end adapted to be attached to a respective one of the plurality of wires and a second end terminating in an electrode secured to the housing, each of the electrodes being separated from the transmission zone by a gap, across which an electrical spark is adapted to jump when testing ignition components of the gas cooking appliance.