Patent ID: 7650882

Claim:
A grate and pot support for a gas cooktop of the type having one or more gas burners positioned in at least one burner cavity formed in a surface of the cooktop, said grate and pot support comprising: a grate integrally formed in the cooktop proximate the one or more gas burners and comprising a plurality of grate fingers extending from within the at least one burner cavity to the surface of the cooktop; a pot support formed integrally with said plurality of grate fingers, said pot support configured to be supported in a stable position over the one or more gas burners to support a cooking utensil centrally positioned over the one or more gas burners and to cooperate with said grate to support utensils positioned off-center over the one or more gas burners; and a cap configured to receive a burner head of each of the one or more gas burners, said cap comprising a rim extending to fit around a top rim of the burner head and comprising a plurality of raised fingers extending radially outward from a top surface of the cap, each raised finger of said plurality of raised fingers continuously radially tapered from a first end to a second end coupled to said top surface.