Abstract: An electric heating element for disposition on the top surface of a cooking range, having electrical terminals for plug-in connection with contacts disposed within a dielectric terminal block. The block is supported on the rangetop by means of a sheet-metal mounting bracket. The bracket has a pair of laterally-spaced connecting fingers, each removably contained within a respective socket in the terminal block and adapted to permit limited vertical and lateral movement of the terminal block. The bracket and terminal block are easily assembled without need of any tools.

Abstract: The novel electric heating element is particularly useful as a water heating element, although its use is not so limited. The element comprises the usual metal-sheathed heater having electrical termination at one end of the sheath. The customary water heating element has a sheath of hair-pin formation, with the ends of the two legs of the sheath connected to structure which serves as a mounting member and an electrical connector. Such structure in the present application is of molded plastic with a metal insert.