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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Phillip K. Fritschie, Tulsa, OK (US);
Richard K. Morrow, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a glass cooktop panel and a cooktop frame. A radiant heating element is positioned between the cooktop frame and the glass cooktop panel. The heating element has an upper surface biased toward a lower surface of the glass cooktop panel. A screwless spring clip is coupled to both the heating element and the cooktop frame so as to secure the heating element to the cooktop frame.