Patent ID: 8512034

Claim:
A pilot burner assembly, comprising: a bracket, the bracket having: a first plate; a second plate spaced from the first plate; and a third plate interconnecting the first plate and the second plate; the first plate and the second plate each defining a first aperture for receiving a burner tube body therethrough; the first plate and the second plate each defining a second aperture for receiving a thermo-electric device body therethrough; a resilient clip, including at least a portion situated between the first plate and the second plate, for holding both the burner tube body and the thermo-electric device body in place relative to the bracket when the burner tube body and the thermo-electric device body are inserted into the first and second apertures of the first plate and second plate; and wherein, when the burner tube body and the thermo-electric device body are inserted into their respective first and second apertures of the first plate and second plate, the clip is configured to apply a bias force to the burner tube body and the thermo-electric device body such that the burner tube body and the thermo-electric device body are biased towards one another.