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US 6,435,173 B1Granted
Combined burner and grate
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMark Lloyd Miller
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Abstract
A combined burner and grate structure for use in connection with a gas range includes one or more burner elements. Each burner element has one or more fuel inlets, one or more fuel outlets disposed on one or more side surfaces, and a top surface. A horizontal planar support for a cooking vessel is made up of the top surface of each burner element. A gas rangetop can include one or more of these combined burner and grate structures.
Claims6
A gas rangetop having a top flat surface comprising:
- at least one burner structure integral with said top flat surface, said at least one burner structure having a top surface for disposal of cooking vessels thereupon and side surfaces having a plurality of fuel outlets and a plurality of elongated arms radiating from and disposed symmetrically with respect to a center point of said burner structure;
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- a fuel flow path in communication with said at least one burner structure for directing a combustible fuel to said burner structure;
- wherein said rangetop is cast, formed or molded in one piece.
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A gas rangetop having a top flat surface comprising:
- at least one burner structure integral with said top flat surface, said at least one burner structure having a top surface for disposal of cooking vessels thereupon and side surfaces having a plurality of fuel outlets and a plurality of elongated arms radiating from and disposed symmetrically with respect to a center point of said burner structure;
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- a fuel flow path in communication with said at least one burner structure for directing a combustible fuel to said burner structure;
- wherein said rangetop is cast in a one-piece ceramic mold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.