Radiant burner

Claim 1

A radiant burner comprising a casing having an open chamber for the supply of a gaseous fuel, a heating plate and a burner plate mounted in spaced relation in said open chamber, said heating and burner plates defining therebetween an unimpeded space so that the burner plate can radiate heat toward the heating plate, said plates being constituted of fire resistance material, said heating plate having a plurality of holes of equal size arranged at equal intervals therein throughout the entire extent of the heating plate, said burner plate having a plurality of holes therein facing the solid portions of the heating plates between the holes therein, an annular spacer of fibrous, heat resistant material between said plates, and band means encircling said casing and holding said plates in mounted relation in said casing with said spacer sandwiched therebetween, said band means comprising a band member having opposite ends constructed to be engaged together with the band member surrounding the casing, said band member having inwardly facing edges, said heating plate having a shoulder and said casing having a shoulder which respectively receive the edges of said band member so as to be clamped therebetween, one of said ends of the band including a projection and the other end having a slot for insertion of said projection and engagement of said ends.