Stove top assembly and related method

Abstract

A stove top assembly comprises a cooking plate having a perimeter portion and a mounting frame around the perimeter portion. In the improvement, the frame includes a lateral carrier member and an upstanding retention member extending extending away from the carrier member. The retention member and the perimeter portion define an upwardly-opening space therebetween and foam substantially fills the space and adheres to the retention member and to the perimeter portion, thereby affixing the plate and the frame to one another. A new method for making a stove top assembly includes positioning the cooking plate in the mounting frame to define an upwardly-opening space around the perimeter portion and between the perimeter portion and the retention member. Substantially all of the space is filled with reactive adhesive foam, thereby affixing the cooking plate and the mounting frame to one another.

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