Patent ID: 7299799

Claim:
A gas manifold assembly adapted to a cooking appliance for the supply of an individual gas flow (G) to burners of the appliance, comprising: an elongated gas manifold conduit ( 2 ) connected to a feed pipe ( 3 ) from a gas source of the appliance, the elongated gas manifold conduit ( 2 ) being provided with a series of spaced gas supply holes ( 9 ); a plurality of gas taps (C 1 -C 4 ) each provided with a rotary drive shaft ( 16 ) and an installation seat ( 7 ) integral to a tap body and having a built-in gas intake connected to one of said supply holes ( 9 ) in the elongated gas manifold conduit ( 2 ); wherein the cooking appliance has a horizontal working plane (CP) with the burners and a vertical front wall (FP) supporting the manifold assembly ( 1 ) with the elongated conduit ( 2 ) oriented parallel to the front wall (FP); means for installing and fastening the gas taps (C 1 -C 4 ) on the manifold conduit ( 2 ) such that the gas taps (C 1 -C 4 ) are spaced apart from each other along the length of the manifold conduit ( 2 ); means ( 14 , 17 , 18 ) for supporting the manifold assembly ( 1 ) on the front wall (FP) of the appliance, with the tap shafts ( 16 ) projecting outwards from the front wall (FP); and a mounting device ( 12 ) formed independently from the wall (FP) for each tap (C 1 -C 4 ), each mounting device ( 12 ) being provided with said means for installing and fastening the gas taps (C 1 -C 4 ) on the elongated conduit ( 2 ), and wherein the mounting devices ( 12 ) associated with each gas tap (C 1 -C 4 ) cooperate with each other to support the manifold assembly ( 1 ) that is attached to said front wall (FP) and is separated by a given space (S) therefrom, the manifold assembly ( 1 ) thereby forming an independent unit removable from the appliance.