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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Peter Ravenscroft Wilkins, Droitwich, GB;
Peter Ravenscroft Wilkins, Droitwich, GB;
Stylewell Limited, Cardiff, GB;
Abstract
An electric heater () incorporates at least one heating element (), at least one wall member () upstanding in the heater, and a device () is provided for detecting a cooking utensil () supported on an upper surface () of a cooking plate () overlying the heater. The device () includes at least one inductively-operating loop () of electrically conductive material having a plurality of portions () adapted to extend over and spaced from the at least one electric heating element () between fixed supporting regions () on the at least one wall member (). The at least one loop () of electrically conductive material is such that the plurality of portions () are substantially incapable of self-support as such at normal operating temperatures of the electric heater. The plurality of portions () are supported by elongate members () of heat-withstanding material.