Patent ID: 8636503

Claim:
An improved pilot burner comprising: an orifice plate defining a central orifice for metering a supply of gas; a gas tube comprising a tube wall and defining a supply opening at a first end, wherein the orifice plate is positioned within the gas tube at the supply opening, wherein the tube wall is crimped around the orifice plate such that the tube wall is sealed to a circumference, a first side, and a second side of the orifice plate to secure the orifice plate to the gas tube at the first end of the gas tube; a burner tube having a first end for receiving the first end of the gas tube, the burner tube further comprising a second end defining a flame opening; a bracket configured to help hold the gas tube and burner tube in stable positions relative to one another, wherein the bracket defines a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are aligned along a common axis and spaced from each other, and wherein the bracket holds the first end of the gas tube adjacent to the first opening of the bracket, and the gas tube extends through the second opening of the bracket; wherein the gas tube has a uniform inner diameter from a location adjacent to the orifice plate to at least a location adjacent to the second opening of the bracket; and wherein the bracket further including a second bracket portion angularly connected to the bracket wherein the second bracket portion has a plate extension.