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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Dustin L. Hawkins, Cleveland, TN (US);
Michael J. Shaver, Cleveland, TN (US);
Jeffrey Ware, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having a support frame, a ceramic-based mounted to the support frame, a gas orifice holder arranged below the support frame having a frusto-conical projection that extends through an opening in the cooktop, and a base member. The base member includes a frusto-conical receiving member that is designed to matingly engage with the frusto-conical projection to form a gas burner assembly. The frusto-conical projection centers the gas burner assembly within the cooktop opening thereby alleviating the need to provide a gasket or seal between the gas burner assembly and an upper surface of the cooktop.