US 2010/0104992 A1 · OVAL BURNER ALIGNMENT METHOD

Abstract

An apparatus includes a gas burner assembly which includes a gas burner and a gas supply conduit. The gas burner includes a gas supply opening and a substantially cylindrical socket formed on the exterior of the gas burner around the gas supply opening. The gas supply conduit includes an opening at an end and a substantially tubular adjoining section proximate to the opening. The adjoining section is configured to mate with the socket and includes a substantially radial protrusion. The socket includes a substantially radial depression for receiving the protrusion. As the gas supply conduit is connected with the gas burner to establish fluid communication at the gas supply opening, the protrusion is engaged in the depression thereby aligning the adjoining section in a predetermined manner about the socket and restricting rotational movement of the adjoining section about the socket.

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Dependent claims

A gas burner assembly comprising:

a gas burner body, the gas burner body having a gas supply opening and at least one depression formed in a bottom portion of the gas burner body;
and
a gas supply conduit comprising an opening and an adjoining section proximate the opening, the adjoining section having at least one protrusion configured to engage the at least one depression in the gas burner body,
wherein the at least one protrusion and the at least one depression are configured to restrict rotational movement of the gas burner body with respect to the gas supply conduit when the at least one protrusion is engaged with the at least one depression, and
wherein the gas supply opening is aligned with the opening when the at least one protrusion and the at least one depression are engaged.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Oval burner alignment method

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Abstract

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