Patent ID: 8057223

Claim:
A burner assembly for a gas powered cooking appliance, comprising: a burner body having a supply aperture through which gas is supplied to the burner, a central region, and a first plurality of radiating extensions extending outward from the central region and forming a sidewall surrounding the aperture, the radiating extensions of the first plurality of radiating extensions including a plurality of sidewall openings through which gas flows; and a burner cap shaped to generally correspond to the burner body arrangement and having a second plurality of radiating extensions corresponding to the first plurality of radiating extensions, and including an overhang arranged between an adjacent pair of radiating extensions of the second plurality of radiating extensions and forming a flame stabilization chamber formed in part by a portion of an exterior wall of the burner body, wherein the overhang overhangs a portion of the sidewall between the adjacent pair of radiating extensions of the second plurality of radiating extensions and has a width between 0.3 and 0.6 inches, the overhang having a first vertical end terminating at a first radiating extension of the second plurality of radiating extensions and a second vertical end terminating at an adjacent, second radiating extension of the second plurality of radiating extensions.