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US 6,712,065 B2Granted
Gas cooktop
AssigneeDynamic Cooking Systems, Inc.
InventorsRandy L. Rummel, Dan Nichols, Eric H. Y. Deng
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Abstract
Five burners are arranged in the form of an “x.” The units are covered by a grate including two side sections, each covering two burners, and a central section covering the center burner. The side sections have concave inner side edges that mate with a circular segment of the center grate.
Claims6
A gas cooktop comprising:
- four gas burners arranged in substantially a rectangular shape;
- a fifth gas burner centrally positioned between the four burners, with the fifth burner being substantially equal distant from each of the four burners;
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- a grate extending over said burners to define an upper plane for supporting cooking utensils and that enables a utensil above the fifth burner to overlap into area partially above any of the surrounding four burners;
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- wherein said grate includes two side sections, each extending over two of said burners, each of said side sections being spaced and separated by a central grate section having a front edge aligned with a front edge of the side sections and a rear edge aligned with a rear edge of the side sections, said side sections each having an inner edge facing said central section, each of said inner edges including a central recessed portion, and said central grate section has a centrally located portion on each side which mates with and fits within the recessed portions of the side sections.
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