Stove top fire extinguishing device

An apparatus for extinguishing a fire on a stovetop having a first burner and a second burner, a microwave positioned above the stovetop, the apparatus comprising:

• a container detachably mountable to the microwave, the container having a frame and a closure movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the frame, the container positionable over the first burner when the container is mounted to the microwave;
• a projection member pivotally connected to the frame of the container, the projection member movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the projection member biased in the extended position;
• a supply of fire suppressant material retainable within the container when the projection member is in the retracted position and the closure is in the closed position;
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• a heat responsive actuator engageable with the closure to retain the closure in the closed position and the projection member in the retracted position prior to actuation;
• wherein when the supply of fire suppressant material is retained within the container, the container is mounted to the microwave over the first burner, and the fire on the stovetop actuates the heat responsive actuator, the closure moves to the open position and the projection member moves to the extended position, the projection member forcing a second burner portion of the supply of fire suppressant material toward the second burner.

An apparatus for extinguishing a fire on a stovetop having a first burner and a second burner, the fire located on the second burner, a microwave positioned above the stovetop, the apparatus comprising:

• a container detachably mountable to the microwave, the container having a frame and a closure movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the frame, the container positionable over the first burner when the container is mounted to the microwave;
• a projection member connected to the container, the projection member movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
• a supply of fire suppressant material retainable within the container when the projection member is in the retracted position and the closure is in the closed position;
• a heat responsive actuator engageable with the closure to retain the closure in the closed position and the projection member in the retracted position prior to actuation, the heat responsive actuator positioned to be actuated by the fire on the second burner when the container is mounted to the microwave;
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• wherein when the supply of fire suppressant material is retained within the container, the container is mounted to the microwave over the first burner, and the fire on the second burner actuates the heat responsive actuator, the closure moves to the open position and the projection member moves to the extended position, the projection member forcing a second burner portion of the supply of fire suppressant material toward the second burner.