US20040089288A1 - Gas heating applicance - Google Patents

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US20040089288A1
US20040089288A1 US10/467,707 US46770703A US2004089288A1 US 20040089288 A1 US20040089288 A1 US 20040089288A1 US 46770703 A US46770703 A US 46770703A US 2004089288 A1 US2004089288 A1 US 2004089288A1
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Simone Brown
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/10—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings
    • F24C15/107—Pan supports or grates therefor

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  • the present invention relates to cooking vessel support structure particularly though not solely for use with gas cookers.
  • Such structures are commonly known as trivets, grates or pan supports, and the terms may be used interchangeably.
  • the support structure which supports cooking vessels the correct distance above the gas flames, but which minimises any quelching or impairment of the flames before they heat the cooking vessel.
  • the support structure or trivets as they are more commonly known, often comprise a small number of narrow prongs on which the cooking vessel may rest.
  • These prongs may be for example be constructed of cast iron or enamel coated steel.
  • a trivet for a gas range capable of supporting a flat bottom of or a large and round bottom of a pan, etc., in a stable state, is described.
  • a plurality of hooks supporting a bottom of a pan, etc. are pivotably connected to a plurality of legs standing on a table flame by using pins and these hooks are fixed inside the table frame surrounding flames from a burner 1 at a position where the hooks extend in a substantially horizontal direction, or are fixed outside the table flame at a position where the hooks extend in a slant direction.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a support structure which overcomes the abovementioned disadvantages in the prior art or which will at least provide the public with a useful choice.
  • the present invention consists in a structure for supporting a cooking vessel above a gas burner comprising:
  • said first supporting side is adapted to accommodate a flat bottomed cooking vessel in contact with said supporting members in a first plane of support
  • said second side has at least one wok support adapted to accommodate an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel in contact with said wok support in a second plane of support, and wherein with said structure in place, for use, with said first side upward, said first plane of support is at a first level relative to said gas burner; and
  • said second plane of support is at a second level relative to said gas burner
  • said second level being further from said gas burner than said first level.
  • said wok support includes at least three co-planar support locations in said second plane of support, and each said support location is provided by an upstand member extending from said plurality of interconnected support members.
  • said wok support includes at least one at least part annular upstand attached to said plurality of interconnected members and adapted to support an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.
  • said wok support is provided by an upstand ring, extending from and supported by said plurality of interconnected members.
  • At least two of said plurality of interconnected members are terminal, having a free end, and arranged to converge toward a central point above said gas burner, and wherein at least of said support locations is provided by an upstand member attached to at least one of said terminal members, toward said free end, and adapted to contact an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the flat side of the trivet facing upwards
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention with the wok side facing upwards.
  • the present invention provides a simple and cheap support structure which can be easily used to support either a flat bottomed cooking vessel or a round bottomed wok when used with a gas cooker. Simply by flipping the structure over the operator can choose between the desired supporting configurations.
  • FIG. 1 we see the present invention installed in a gas cooker 100 with a gas burner 102 , which may have a single or multiple concentric rings of outlets.
  • the trivet 104 includes an outer edge 106 which fits securely within a lip 108 running around the edge of the gas cooker 100 . Under normal use a cooking vessel 110 with a flat bottom would then be placed on top of the trivet 104 and supported thereby the support members 105 which run between the area between the edge 106 , and above the gas burner 102 . In this fashion the trivet 104 can be easily removed for cleaning and maintenance of the gas burner 102 .
  • FIG. 2 we see the present invention in use with the trivet 104 now inverted in the wok support configuration.
  • a number of vertical upstands 112 are shown attached perpendicularly to the support members 105 and extending vertically upwards. While in FIG. 2 there are shown four such vertical upstands, it will be appreciated that any number greater than three will be adequate to support a round bottomed cooking vessel 114 such as a wok.
  • these prongs must be positioned wide enough and high enough so as to provide stable support to a wok 114 , but also such that when the trivet 104 is inverted in the flat bottom pot configuration, that the vertical upstands 112 do not interfere with the gas burner 105 or the flames heating the cooking vessel.
  • the present invention as described in the foregoing is a simple and easy method for providing a trivet which can be used to support either a flat bottom cooking vessel or a wok-style cooking vessel above a gas cooker. In so doing it dispenses with the need for extra trivets or less efficient configurations as were known previously in the prior art.
  • the stability and therefore safety is improved. Further the supports are unobtrusive and far removed from the flames, thereby minimising any loss of heating and maximising efficiency.
  • the trivet is supported and confined by the lip, it is very stable. Such stability is important for wok cooking which can be quite vigourous and safety is paramount.

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NZ510135A NZ510135A (en) 2001-02-23 2001-02-23 Trivet that can support either a flat bottom cooking vessel or a curved bottom cooking vessel, with at least three transverse supports
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PCT/NZ2002/000015 WO2002066899A1 (en) 2001-02-23 2002-02-08 A gas heating appliance

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TWI726360B (zh) * 2019-07-19 2021-05-01 萬竹庭 增加熱效率之爐座及其使用方法
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