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US 2003/0140918 A1Published application
Kitchen gas cooking stove with a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top, a gas cooktop with a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top, and a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top of a cooking stove or cooktop with a venting structure thereon
AssigneeSchott Glas
InventorsMartin Taplan, Theodore Allen Wegert
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Abstract
There is now provided a kitchen gas cooking stove with a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top, a gas cooktop with a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top, and a glass-ceramic, glass, or ceramic top of a cooking stove or cooktop with a venting structure thereon. A component-part is mounted on the top in a cutout portion with an attachment that prevents contact between the component-part and the top and seals the cutout portion from cooking spills to prevent spills on the top from seeping along said attached silicone body toward the cutout portion.
Claims20
A kitchen cooking stove for preparing food, such as, cooking frying, roasting, sauteing, and boiling food, said stove comprising:
- a stove body;
- said stove body being configured with a support to support said stove body;
- said stove body being configured with a cook top to prepare food;
- said cook top comprising a portion;
- said portion comprising a glass-ceramic flat top;
- said glass-ceramic flat top having a first, upper, surface and a second, lower, surface, opposite said first surface;
- at least one cutout portion extending between said first surface and said second surface;
- at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement being disposed adjacent to said at least one cutout portion;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement comprising a head portion being configured to emit and combust a flow of gas;
- at least one gas burner configuration comprising a cooking utensil receiving apparatus;
- said cooking utensil receiving apparatus being configured to receive a bottom of a cooking utensil to be heated by said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement being disposed at least with a portion thereof adjacent to said at least one cutout portion;
- said portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement adjacent to said at least one cutout portion comprising a support portion;
- apparatus to conduct a gas to said head portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- apparatus to control a flow of gas to said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- a brushed on or sprayed on elastomeric silicone body securely bonded to said support portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said elastomeric silicone body comprising a silicone;
- said silicone being configured with a sufficient heat resistance to withstand heat produced by said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said elastomeric silicone body being securely bonded to said support portion and configured to remain firmly attached to said support portion upon said at least one gas burner arrangement being removed from said glass-ceramic flat top;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to prevent contact between said at least one cutout portion and said support portion by maintaining a separation between said at least one gas burner arrangement and said glass-ceramic flat top and thus to prevent contact between said at least one gas burner arrangement and said glass-ceramic flat top;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to seal said at least one cutout portion and thus minimize cooking spills spilling on said glass-ceramic flat top from seeping along said elastomeric silicone body toward said cutout portion;
- at least a portion of said elastomeric silicone body being disposed in contact with said glass-ceramic flat top and being configured to be releasable from said glass-ceramic flat top;
- said bonded elastomeric silicone body being configured to be removed, together with said at least one gas burner arrangement, with minimized damage to said elastomeric silicone body, upon removal of said at least one gas burner from said glass-ceramic flat top.
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A cooktop for preparing food;
- said cooktop comprising:
- a top portion;
- said top portion comprising a top;
- said top comprising at least one of:
- a glass-ceramic top, a glass top, and a ceramic top;
- said top having a first, upper, surface and a second, lower, surface, opposite said first surface;
- at least one cutout portion extending between said first surface and said second surface;
- at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement being disposed adjacent to said cutout portion;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement comprising a head portion being configured to emit and combust a flow of gas;
- at least one gas burner configuration comprising a cooking utensil receiving apparatus;
- said cooking utensil receiving apparatus being configured to receive a bottom of a cooking utensil to be heated by said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said at least one gas burner arrangement being disposed at least with a portion thereof adjacent to said at least one cutout portion;
- said portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement adjacent to said cutout portion comprising a support portion;
- apparatus to conduct a gas to said head portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- apparatus to control a flow of gas to said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- a brushed on or sprayed on elastomeric silicone body securely attached to said support portion of said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said elastomeric silicone body comprising a silicone;
- said silicone being configured with a sufficient heat resistance to withstand heat produced by said at least one gas burner arrangement;
- said elastomeric silicone body being securely attached to said support portion and configured to remain firmly attached to said support portion upon said at least one gas burner arrangement being lifted from said top;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to prevent contact between said at least one cutout portion and said support portion by maintaining a separation between said at least one gas burner arrangement and said top and thus to prevent contact between said at least one gas burner arrangement and said top;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to seal said at least one cutout portion and thus minimize cooking spills spilling on said top from seeping along said elastomeric silicone body toward said cutout portion;
- at least a portion of said elastomeric silicone body being disposed in contact with said top and being configured to be releasable from said top;
- said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to be lifted, together with said at least one gas burner arrangement, with minimized damage to said elastomeric silicone body, upon lifting of said at least one gas burner from said top.
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An appliance for preparing food, such as, a cooking stove, a gas cooking stove, a cooktop, and a gas cooktop, said appliance comprising:
- a top portion;
- said top portion comprising a top;
- said top comprising at least one of:
- a glass-ceramic top, a glass top, and a ceramic top;
- said top having a first, upper, surface and a second, lower, surface, opposite said first surface;
- a cutout portion extending between said first surface and said second surface;
- a component-part comprising one of:
- a gas burner arrangement and a venting structure;
- and
- a brushed on or sprayed on elastomeric silicone body securely attached to one of (a.), (b.), and (c.):
- (a.) said cutout portion with said elastomeric silicon body attached thereto to provide a structure receiving and mounting said component-part on said top;
- at least a portion of said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to remain firmly attached at said cutout portion upon displacement of said component-part from said top;
- (b.) said gas burner arrangement, with said elastomeric silicone body attached thereto, being disposed on said top, a portion of said gas burner arrangement being disposed within said cutout portion;
- said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to remain firmly attached to said gas burner arrangement upon said gas burner arrangement being displaced from said top;
- at least a portion of said attached elastomeric silicone body being disposed in contact with said top and being configured to be releasable from said top upon displacement of said gas burner arrangement from said top;
- said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to be displaced, together with said gas burner arrangement, with minimized damage to said attached elastomeric silicone body, upon displacement of said gas burner arrangement from said top;
- and
- (c.) said venting structure, with said elastomeric silicone body attached thereto, being disposed on said top, a portion of said venting structure being disposed within said cutout portion;
- said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to remain firmly attached to said venting structure upon said venting structure being displaced from said top;
- at least a portion of said attached elastomeric silicone body being disposed in contact with said top and being configured to be releasable from said top upon displacement of said venting structure from said top;
- and
- said attached elastomeric silicone body being configured to be displaced, together with said at least one venting structure, with minimized damage to said attached elastomeric silicone body, upon displacement of said venting structure from said top;
- said elastomeric silicone body comprising a silicone;
- said silicone being configured with a sufficient heat resistance to withstand heat produced by said appliance;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to prevent contact between said cutout portion and its corresponding component-part by maintaining a separation between its corresponding component-part and said top and thus to prevent contact between its corresponding component-part and said top;
- said elastomeric silicone body being configured and disposed to seal said cutout portion and thus minimize cooking spills spilling on said top from seeping along said elastomeric silicone body toward said cutout portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.