Gemtron Corporation

Gemtrom Corporation

Bob Herrmann

Greg Wolters

Craig Bienick

Howard Daley

Lloyd Kaper

Kevin Bird

Gary Reames

Craig S Bienick

Howard C Daley

A peripherally encapsulated unit is manufactured by molding a peripheral encapsulation of a predetermined internal peripheral contour and internal peripheral size from hot polymeric material in a mold. The mold is opened and a member is positioned in internal relationship to the hot molded peripheral encapsulation. Thereafter, the hot molded peripheral encapsulation shrinks as it cools to reduce its internal peripheral size thereby unitizing the peripheral encapsulation with a peripheral edge portion of the member to form a peripherally encapsulated unit, such as a cook top, range door, &ldquo;touch&rdquo; control panel, or the like.

Method of manufacturing a peripherally encapsulating unit

A cooktop, hob top or the like includes a cooktop, hob top panel having a peripheral edge portion, a frame bordering the same and a substantially one-piece homogeneous injection molded polymeric/copolymeric encapsulation securing the peripheral edge portion of the panel to the frame. The encapsulation includes integral fasteners adapted to be inserted into openings of a horizontal flange of a range, countertop or the like.

Cooktop or hob top including a planar panel interlocked to an outboard

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Holland, MI, United States of America

Kevin Bird