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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
James Coty Mcfarland, Cleveland, TN (US);
James Coty McFarland, Cleveland, TN (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A cooktop includes a frame including a central web portion having a plurality of burner openings adapted to receive a plurality of burner elements, a control opening adapted to receive a control element assembly, and a cooking panel. More specifically, each of the plurality of burner openings and the control element opening has associated therewith a plurality of integrally formed tab elements. The cooking panel includes a plurality of cooking zones corresponding to the plurality of burner elements and is supported by the central web portion. Preferably, the cooking panel includes a peripheral rim portion that overhangs the central web, thereby eliminating any seams between the cooking panel and the frame.