Gas off security device for gas range

A gas range comprising:

• a housing having a front face and a top surface;
• four gas range burners positioned at the top surface;
• four gas control knobs rotatably mounted to the front face, and each gas control knob being operably coupled to control a respective one of the gas range burners;
• a gas off security device being movable with respect to the front face of the housing between a disabled configuration and a cooking configuration;
• wherein the gas off security device includes a cross bar sized to span a control width of a gas range, and including a left mount at one end and a right mount at an opposite end that are each connected to the front face in the disabled configuration, and the gas security device further includes a plurality of knob locks slidably mounted to the cross bar, and each defining a slot sized to receive a handle portion of one of the gas control knobs, and the slot being thinner than a diameter of the gas control knob;
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• wherein the gas control knobs are blocked from being turned from an off position to an on position when the handle portion of each respective gas control knob is received in the slot of one of the knob locks in the disabled configuration;
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• wherein the gas control knobs are free to turn from the off position to the on position when the gas off security device is in the cooking configuration.

A method of using a gas off security device that includes a cross bar with a left mount at one end and a right mount at an opposite end, and a plurality of knob locks slidably mounted to the cross bar, and each defining a slot, and each of the knob locks including at least one setscrew for securing the knob lock at a selected location along a length of the cross bar, the method comprising the steps of:

• connecting the left mount and the right mount to a gas range;
• sliding each of the knob locks on the cross bar to a position that corresponds to one gas control knob of the gas range;
• securing each of the knob locks at the respective position;
• disabling operation of the gas control knobs by moving the gas off security device with respect to the gas range to receive a respective handle portion of the gas control knobs in the slot of a respective one of the knob locks;
• enabling operation of the gas control knobs by moving the gas off security device with respect to the gas range to a position at which the knob locks are out of contact with the gas control knobs.