Abstract: A range with a lift-up cooktop is provided with an integrally formed non-metallic combination cooktop locator and support rod race member to position the cooktop relative to the rang body when the lift-up cooktop is in its lowered position and to provide a non-metallic bearing surface for the support rod to slide against when the lift-up cooktop is raised and lowered.

Abstract: A cooktop mounting assembly is set forth which utilizes a unitary ring member for supporting the periphery of a glass-ceramic panel as well as a method for assembling the same.

Abstract: A cooktop cover system and apparatus having at least one cooktop cover recessed within a surrounding framework to provide a flat surface when a cooking surface positioned under the cover is not in use. The cover comprises a generally flat plate-like member with a plurality of support legs attached to the plate-like member and extending downwardly therefrom to detachably engage a rigid planar member positioned under the plate-like member. At least one of the support legs is disposed inwardly from an adjacent outer edge of the plate-like member to provide a lever arm so that downward force applied between the inwardly disposed support leg and the adjacent outer edge of the plate-like member pivots the cooktop cover and raises the opposite edge to allow removal of the cover.

Abstract: A barrier for appliances and the like having a substantially rigid panel, a mount adapted to be secured in fixed relation to the appliance and fasteners for securing the panel on the mount to proscribe a protected zone relative to the appliance.

Abstract: A cooktop mounting assembly is set forth which utilizes a unitary ring member for supporting the periphery of a glass-ceramic panel as well as a method for assembling the same.

Abstract: A shield attachable to a cooking stove to prevent small children from reaching surface burner units or hot cooking containers on the stove top surface. The shield includes an upstanding panel spaced forwardly from the stove and two horizontal plates extending from the lower edge of the panel into a door clearance space along the upper edge of an oven access opening. Screws can be extended through slots in these horizontal plates to rigidly mount the protective shield on the stove.

Abstract: Safety apparatus for a stove-top burner, especially for a side cooker apparatus for a gas-fired grill. The safety apparatus is a barrier at least partially surrounding a cooking container placed over the burner. The barrier may be in the form of a band or a plurality of spaced-apart coaxial wires which are secured to a stove top to prevent pots and pans from sliding off the burner. The cooking apparatus for which this safety device is well-suited is a side cooker.

Abstract: An improved cooktop mounting arrangement for a range with an upswept lift-up cooktop including a pair of upper pivot members extending from opposite sides of the upswept section of the cooktop, a pair of spaced lower pivot members extending from opposite sides of the cooktop near the intersection of the upswept section and the cooking surface section, and corresponding upper and lower guides supported from the main range body. The upper and lower guides are cooperatively configured to respectively simultaneously guide the upper pivot members through a vertically oriented arcuate path extending downwardly and forwardly and to guide the lower pivot members through a horizontally oriented path extending generally forwardly and upwardly as the cooktop moves from its lowered position to its raised position.

Abstract: A cooking appliance equipped for indoor grilling includes an integrally formed, sheet metal reflector pan interposed between the grill member and the drip pan. The reflector pan has a bottom wall which extends beneath the heating element and four generally upwardly extending side walls to shield the area laterally adjacent the grill area from the radiant energy of the heating element. The reflector pan is configured between its corners to define an air gap between the reflector pan and the adjacent cooktop which provides an air flow path between the area above the cooktop and the area between the drip pan and the reflector pan. When the heating element is energized cooling air is drawn by convection from above the cooktop downwardly through the air gap into the area between the drip pan and the reflector pan and upwardly through narrow slots in the bottom of the reflector pan.

Abstract: A table (10) comprises a table top (11) having a centralized aperture into which a charcoal grill barbeque (12) is inset. Eating stations (13) are provided around the barbeque (12) on the table top (11) and a frame arrangement (21) fitted to barbeque (12) projects above the level of the table top (11) to prevent splashing thereof during use of the barbeque (12).

Abstract: Children safety device for cookers or stoves where such a device must be used when using the stove. The children safety device comprises a front plate which may be raised in tracks and cooperating side plates which together comprise an at least partially peripheral obstacle, and optionally an additional down-folding panel which may cover the switch panel and/or the stove door in a down-folded position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hinged clamp which allows ease in both installing and removing drop-in type food warmers. A warmer well which is placed or dropped into a cut out defined in a counter top includes an outwardly extending flange to support the warmer well on the counter top. A nut provided on the outer surface of the warmer well has a corresponding threaded member which secures a clamping means which includes a body portion and an arm. To secure the warmer well in place, the body portion and arm are positioned away from the warmer well and secured to the nut by the threaded member, which causes the arm to secure against the counter top.

Abstract: A utensil holder (10) has a first ring (12) having securing means therein that are placed on a cooking surface, such as a stove top or grill, surrounding a heat source. A second ring (20) is spaced a predetermined distance above the first ring (12) by a plurality of support means (28,30). A cooking utensil is placed inside of the holder (10) and a plurality of adjustment means (33) are adjusted until they contact the cooking utensil. The cooking utensil is thus held firmly on the cooking surface. Extension pins (40) extend above the second ring (20) to prevent pot lids from sliding off; and, joinder bars (45) coact with the extension pins (40) to fasten two such utensil-holders together.

Abstract: A cooking stove is provided with a top plate, for receiving cooking utensils, which can be easily and rapidly removed for servicing purposes, etc. The top plate is retained against the stove housing by a very simple catch mechanism at the front and is attached to the housing at the rear by means of screws, at a position adjacent to an air inlet/outlet aperture, with a cover of this aperture also serves to mask the screws, for improved appearance.

Abstract: A panel that fits on the top of a stove in a mobile vehicle. The panel has holes registering with the burners in the stove, for receiving the cooking utensils placed on the burners. Confining upstanding flanges surround the holes to retain the cooking utensils against sliding movements in the movements of the vehicle. The panel is held in place by peripheral downturned flanges engaging the side surfaces of the stove, or by engagement of the panel with wall elements at the sides of the stove.

Abstract: A glass top countertop range is mounted on a structure formed by a first box structure that fits through a hole in the countertop and is supported by a peripheral flange and a second, but inverted, box structure significantly smaller than the first box structure and telescopingly received in the first box structure to provide an air space between the two box structures. The top of the second box structure lies in face to face relationship with a glass top of the range and the glass top is secured to the and supported by the second box structure which in turn is supported in the first box structure.

Abstract: A range grate and retaining clip assembly for detachable engagement over the burner well of a range top provided with a pair of openings spaced on opposite sides of the burner well, the grate including a pair of linearly disposed arms, each arm being provided at its terminal end with a pair of downwardly directed projections for insertion through a corresponding opening, the projections of one arm having a pair of inwardly directed flanges, whereby such projections may be engaged by a channel-shaped portion carried by the clip, the latter being formed of spring metal and engageable against the upper surface of the range top in the inner edge surface of the corresponding opening to permit the grate to be shifted laterally towards the opposite opening for insertion of the other projections therethrough.

Abstract: A barrier system for the top of a range along one or more sides thereof comprising for each side a barrier member, a support for detachably attaching the barrier member to interengageable hinge elements on the support and barrier member supporting the barrier member for rotation about an axis parallel to the side of the range to which the barrier member is attached, and interengageable latch members interengageable by rotation of the barrier member to a perpendicular position to lock the barrier member in said perpendicular position and manually disengageable to release the barrier member to permit it to be rotated to a substantially horizontal position.

Abstract: A hotplate is fitted by means of a relatively wide and shallow mounting ring, whose outer edge rests on a mounting plate made from glass, ceramic or other materials. At its edge, the mounting ring is adhered to mounting plate using a thermally stable adhesive, which simultaneously forms a seal against cooked articles running through. The sheet metal insert ring covers the inner circumference of mounting a opening in the mounting plate and has an upper outwardly directed flange engaging over the seal. Simultaneously the seal, in conjunction with the insert ring, centers the hotplate in the mounting opening. A release ring can be inserted for releasing the hotplate.

Abstract: The new frame which is designed for use as a surround for plates (1), particularly for cooker hob plates, consists of two frame profiles of matched, or mutually co-ordinated profile configuration, namely of a mounting frame (2a) which is permanently bonded to the plate, and a sealing frame (6a) which, on the one side, is detachably (7) connected to the mounting frame and, on the other side, is pressed against the plate by means of a permanently elastic adhesive (3,5) or by a rubber sealing profile, as shown by way of example in FIG. 2.

Abstract: A range has a grate overlying a burner, the grate having radial arms provided with downwardly extending projections near their ends and those projections are releasably held by spring clips mounted in openings in the range top. The spring clips thus hold the grate in place and prevent rattling when the range is used in a trailer or other vehicle.

Abstract: A vitreous ceramic cooker hob plate with circumferentially surrounding frame permanently elastically adhesively fitted thereto is provided. The circumferentially surrounding frame is adhesively joined to the hob plate in such a way that a narrow gap is left between the bevelled edge of the frame and the hob plate, and the frame flange overlaps the same. The gap is filled in, flush with the frontal side of the bevelled edge, by a permanently elastic adhesive which makes a sealed and mechanically firm joint between the bevelled edge and the hob plate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a wood or coal burning stove having a bottom, sidewalls, front and rear end walls and a top. The front end wall has a wood or coal loading opening therein and a door normally closes the opening. The door is openable for loading of wood or coal into the stove through the opening. The top includes a stationary substantially horizontally extending tier remote from the front end wall and a further wall extending from the tier in a direction downward and toward the front end wall. The further wall defines a horizontally extending recess at the lower end thereof which opens in a direction toward the front end wall.

Abstract: A stove shaped to fit flush with the top and sides of a standard kitchen counter, with the stove designed to burn solid fuel such as wood, coal or trash. The stove is formed of insulated rectangular side walls and an insulated rectangular rear wall, with an insulated rectangular floor mounted at the bottom of the stove sides. The interior is divided into an upper combustion space and a lower ash collection compartment, with a slidable drawer mounted in the lower ash collection compartment to enable ready removal of the burnt ashes. A front door enclosed the ash collection compartment, and a removable top plate provides access to the combustion space.

Abstract: A range guard is formed of a length of transparent resilient plastic shaped to rest on a range top and provide an upstanding wall along the front edge of the range and rearwardly extending side walls which can be resiliently flexed outwardly and have slots adapted to fit over retaining flanges on brackets secured to the range top so that the guard may be selectively mounted on the range or removed therefrom.

Abstract: A safety device for use on the top of a stove or in combination with a range. The safety device comprises a plate pivotally mounted on the front of the stove, which plate is adapted to be pivoted to a horizontal position overlying the front burners of the stove. The purpose of the device is to prevent small children from touching the hot front burners of the stove or from pulling any pots or pans on the front burners of the stove onto himself.

Abstract: A cooled enclosure comprising a container having side and end walls and a bottom wall which define an enclosure having an open top. A cover associated with the enclosure includes a heat conductive layer on at least the bottom surface thereof which faces the enclosure. Refrigerant means are positioned in the enclosure and supported therein by resilient supporting means which bias the refrigerant means into intimate contact with the bottom surface of the cover whereby the cooling effect of the refrigerant means is transferred by the layer to the outside surface of said cover.

Abstract: This stove or fireplace control has a barrier across the lower front portion of the fire chamber to prevent air from flowing in under the grate. The unit when formed as a stove also includes frame means having spaced inner and outer walls with the inner wall defining a fire chamber and with the frame means having air inlet means at a lower portion thereof connecting to the space between the frame walls. A horizontally extending heater duct is provided in the frame means at the top thereof and is open at the front of the stove for receiving air from between the walls and conducting it horizontally and forwardly of the stove for discharge into the room for heating the same. Additionally the stove has an opening in the top thereof and a cooking plate is removably positioned over such opening in the top of the stove for direct exposure to the fire chamber on its lower surface.