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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1997
James Aaron White, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Stephen Woods, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
Ranges which include mounting systems for securing the heating elements so that the heating elements are maintained against an underside surface of the glass plate with a substantially constant force over a broad temperature range are described. In one embodiment, the cooktop includes a frame and a support panel having a plurality of radiant heating element openings. A glass panel is adhesively secured at selected locations to the support panel. The mounting system includes coil springs for engaging to the support panel and to the radiant heating elements for positioning the radiant heating elements within the radiant heating element openings and against the glass plate.