Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the cap having opposed sides and an annular peripheral edge interconnecting the opposed sides together, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the cap having an annular groove in one of the opposed sides thereof and inboard of the peripheral edge thereof, the burner body having a projection disposed in the groove to hold the cap on the one end of the burner body in its closing position thereof.

Abstract: A method of making a jet burner construction having an outlet opening provided with a central opening part and a plurality of spaced apart opening portions interconnected thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom whereby flows of fuel respectively issuing out of the portions and the central part of the outlet opening merge together in a turbulent manner externally to the outlet opening, the burner construction having a flame retainer unit carried by a body unit of the burner construction and extending beyond the outlet opening to prevent flows of induced air from being created between the flows of fuel issuing from the radiating portions, the burner body unit being formed of two generally similar body sections secured in superimposed relation and each having generally one-half of the outlet opening and one-half of the flame retainer unit, each one-half of the flame retainer unit being integral and one-piece with its respective body section.

Abstract: A jet burner construction, heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction having an outlet opening provided with a central opening part and a plurality of spaced apart opening portions interconnected thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom whereby flows of fuel respectively issuing out of the portions and the central part of the outlet opening merge together in a turbulent manner externally to the outlet opening, the burner construction having a flame retainer unit carried by a body unit of the burner construction and extending beyond the outlet opening to prevent flows of induced air from being created between the flows of fuel issuing from the radiating portions, the burner body unit being formed of two generally similar body sections secured in superimposed relation and each having generally one-half of the outlet opening and one-half of the flame retainer unit, each one-half of the flame retainer unit being integral and on

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and a removable cap closing one end of the burner body, one of the burner body and the cap having an annular surface interrupted by a plurality of radially disposed main grooves that are spaced apart by lands of the annular surface and that define a generally repeating pattern of a set of a certain number of the main grooves and the lands separated from the next adjacent set of the certain number of the main grooves and the lands by one of the lands that is not part of the sets and that has an annular length that is longer than the annular length of any one of the lands of the sets separated thereby, the free end surface of each land that is not part of the sets having a small radially disposed and substantially Y-shaped groove therein that is closed on one end thereof by an annular surface of the other of the burner body and the cap to provide small carry-over flames bet

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the cap having opposed sides and an annular peripheral edge interconnecting the opposed sides together, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the cap having an annular groove in one of the opposed sides thereof and inboard of the peripheral edge thereof, the burner body having a projection disposed in the groove to hold the cap on the one end of the burner body in its closing position thereof.

Abstract: A jet burner construction, a heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having an inlet leading to the chamber for directing fuel from a fuel source therein and an outlet leading from the chamber and defining an outlet opening through which the fuel is adapted to issue from the chamber to burn externally to the burner body, the burner body having wing-like extensions respectively disposed on opposite sides thereof for respectively interconnecting with adjacent wing-like extensions of adjacent burner constructions, the wing-like extensions each having a side edge and an elongated outlet slot extending along the side edge thereof and interconnecting with the outlet opening and through which fuel is adapted to issue so as to burn external to the wing-like extensions, each slot having a certain height throughout the elongated length thereof, each wing-like extension having a

Abstract: A jet burner construction, a heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction comrpising a burner body having a chamber therein and having an inlet leading to the chamber for directing fuel from a fuel source therein and an outlet leading from the chamber and defining an outlet opening through which the fuel is adapted to issue from the chamber to burn externally to the burner body, the outlet opening having a central opening part and a plurality of spaced apart opening portions interconnected thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom whereby flows of fuel respectively issuing out of the portions and the central part of the outlet opening merge together in a turbulent manner externally of the outlet opening.

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the burner construction comprising a removable venturi section disposed in the chamber and being removable therefrom through the open end of the body when the cap has been removed therefrom, the venturi section having an upper end temporarily fastened to a shoulder of the body by a fastening structure.

Abstract: A jet burner construction, heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction having an outlet opening provided with a central opening part and a plurality of spaced apart opening portions interconnected thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom whereby flows of fuel respectively issuing out of the portions and the central part of the outlet opening merge together in a turbulent manner externally to the outlet opening, the burner construction having a flame retainer unit carried by a body unit of the burner construction and extending beyond the outlet opening to prevent flows of induced air from being created between the flows of fuel issuing from the radiating portions, the burner body unit being formed of two generally similar body sections secured in superimposed relation and each having generally one-half of the outlet opening and one-half of the flame retainer unit, each one-half of the flame retainer unit being integral and on

Abstract: A jet burner construction, a heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having an inlet leading to the chamber for directing fuel from a fuel source therein and an outlet leading from the chamber and defining an outlet opening through which the fuel is adapted to issue from the chamber to burn externally to the burner body, the outlet opening having a central opening part and a plurality of spaced apart opening portions interconnected thereto and radiating outwardly therefrom whereby flows of fuel respectively issuing out of the portions and the central part of the outlet opening merge together in a turbulent manner externally of the outlet opening.

Abstract: A jet burner construction, a heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having an inlet leading to the chamber for directing fuel from a fuel source therein and an outlet leading from the chamber and defining an outlet opening through which the fuel is adapted to issue from the chamber to burn externally to the burner body, the burner body having wing-like extensions respectively disposed on opposite sides thereof for respectively interconnecting with adjacent wing-like extensions of adjacent burner constructions, the wing-like extensions each having a side edge and an elongated outlet slot extending along the side edge thereof and interconnecting with the outlet opening and through which fuel is adapted to issue so as to burn external to the wing-like extensions, each slot having a certain height throughout the elongated length thereof, each wing-like extension having a

Abstract: A burner construction, igniter assembly therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the igniter assembly comprising an electrically insulating body member having an intermediate portion provided with a groove therein and having opposed end surfaces one of which is adapted to be disposed adjacent a cap of a burner construction, and an electrically conductive L-shaped electrode carried by the body member and having two legs one of which has a first part thereof disposed in the groove of the body member and has a second part extending out of the intermediate portion for sparking to the cap, the groove of the body member leading from the burner chamber to the second part of the one leg of the electrode between part of the one end surface and the intermediate portion of the body member for feeding fuel from the chamber to the second part of the one leg of the electrode.

Abstract: A burner construction, igniter assembly therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the igniter assembly comprising an electrically insulating body member having an intermediate portion and having opposed end surfaces one of which is adapted to be disposed adjacent a cap of a burner construction, and an electrically conductive L-shaped electrode carried by the body member and having two legs one of which extends out of the intermediate portion thereof for sparking to the cap, the body member comprising an electrically insulating cover member secured to the intermediate portion so as to cover part of the one leg of the electrode and to define part of one surface of the body member, the one surface having a groove therein for feeding fuel from a chamber of the burner construction to the one leg of the electrode that is not covered by the cover member.

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the burner construction comprising a removable venturi section disposed in the chamber and being removable therefrom through the open end of the body when the cap has been removed therefrom.

Abstract: A jet burner construction, a heating apparatus utilizing the jet burner construction and methods of making the same are provided, the jet burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having an inlet leading to the chamber for directing fuel from a fuel source therein and an outlet leading from the chamber and defining an outlet opening through which the fuel is adapted to issue from the chamber to burn externally to the burner body, the burner body having wing-like extensions respectively disposed on opposite sides thereof for respectively interconnecting with adjacent wing-like extensions of adjacent burner constructions, the wing-like extensions each having a side edge and an elongated outlet slot extending along the side edge thereof and interconnecting with the outlet opening and through which fuel is adapted to issue so as to burn external to the wing-like extensions, each slot having a certain height throughout the elongated length thereof, each wing-like extension having a

Abstract: A cooking apparatus, a burner construction therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the cooking apparatus comprising a frame unit having a top surface unit provided with an opening passing therethrough, and a burner construction carried by the frame unit so that the burner construction projects out of the opening above the top surface unit, the burner construction comprising a first portion that extends above the top surface unit, the first portion having a chamber therein and having ports out of which fuel can issue from the chamber to burn externally to the first portion above the top surface unit, the burner construction comprising a second portion that extends below the top surface unit and has structure for interconnecting with a fuel source conduit and for delivering fuel therefrom to the chamber, the first portion and the second portion being separate parts respectively having first structure interconnecting the same together in one of a plurality of selectable rotational positions therebe

Abstract: A burner construction and a method of and an apparatus for making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a wall structure having an exterior surface and having an interior surface that defines a chamber in the burner construction for receiving fuel from a fuel source, the wall structure having a plurality of elongated ports formed through the surfaces thereof and thereby communicating with the chamber, the ports being disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relation with each port being defined between a pair of adjacent edges of the wall structure that are disposed in spaced apart substantially parallel relation whereby fuel is adapted to flow from the chamber out through the ports between the adjacent edges thereof to burn adjacent the exterior surface of the wall structure, the edges each being extruded into the chamber beyond the interior surface of the wall structure.

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the burner construction comprising a removable venturi section disposed in the chamber and being removable therefrom through the open end of the body when the cap has been removed therefrom.

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the cap having opposed sides and an annular peripheral edge interconnecting the opposed sides together, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the cap having an annular groove in one of the opposed sides thereof and inboard of the peripheral edge thereof, the burner body having a projection disposed in the groove to hold the cap on the one end of the burner body in its closing position thereof.

Abstract: A burner construction and method of making the same are provided, the burner construction comprising a burner body having a chamber therein and having opposed ends one of which is open to the chamber and the other of which has structure for interconnecting a source of fuel to the chamber, and a removable cap closing the one end of the body, the cap having opposed sides and an annular peripheral edge interconnecting the opposed sides together, the burner construction having ports interconnecting the chamber to the exterior of the burner construction and through which the fuel can issue to burn externally to the burner construction, the cap having an annular groove in one of the opposed sides thereof and inboard of the peripheral edge thereof, the burner body having a projection disposed in the groove to hold the cap on the one end of the burner body in its closing position thereof.