Patent ID: 7811082

Claim:
A gas supply circuit for a gas cooktop comprising: a gas manifold configured for connection to a gas supply source; a burner assembly including a burner head and a venturi positioned to receive gas from said manifold; a gas valve connected to said manifold for controlling flow of gas from said manifold to said venturi; and a pilot light system including a pilot burner arranged to ignite gas at said burner head, and a pilot gas tube in flow communication with said pilot burner, said pilot burner being affixed to said burner head and said pilot gas tube being carried by and supported on said venturi, said pilot gas tube being connected to said manifold through a quick connect coupling separate from said gas valve, said quick connect coupling including a threadless female docking port and a threadless male docking port, and said burner assembly and said pilot light system being mutually joined to one another for installation and removal from said gas manifold as an assembly upon connecting and disconnecting said male and female docking ports wherein disconnection between said threadless female docking port and threadless male docking port automatically shuts off a gas supply therein.