Patent ID: 6375150
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: F16K

Abstract:
A knob with a safety button for a domestic gas range, which comprises: a body of a gas valve; a stem integral with said gas valve, said stem being pressed against the body of said gas valve for pressing and simultaneously rotating the stem in the body of said gas valve to open and regulate the flow of gas through said valve;said knob having a longitudinal passageway therethrough; and, pushing means housed within the longitudinal passageway of said knob, said pushing means including a first orifice formed in a rear section of said pushing means; a resilient element housed in said first orifice for returning the pushing means to an original pushing position, said resilient element being coupled between said first orifice of the pushing means and said knob; and a second orifice in the rear section of said pushing means, said second orifice being connected with the stem of the valve, whereby the pushing means are used to either prevent the knob from being turned on in an operating condition or to facilitate the turning of the knob when the pushing means are pressed.