Gas burner

Claim 2

In a gas burner, a burner chamber including uniformly arranged outlet means about the chamber, and a gas inlet, the improvement comprising baffle means mounted within said burner chamber and positioned between said gas inlet and said burner ports, said baffle means being inclined upwardly and inwardly toward a central opening for the passage of gas therethrough and having a plurality of uniformly spaced baffle slots of uniform configuration surrounding said central opening and extending toward said opening, said gas inlet being non-aligned with said central opening and said central opening having an area substantially larger than the area of any one baffle slot.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein the baffle means comprises a formed sheet of thin material.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 2, further comprising a rim extending radially from the base of the inclined annular wall for seating the baffle in position within the burner chamber.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 3 wherein the baffle slots increase in width toward the center of the baffle.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 4 wherein the baffle slots are trapezoidally shaped.

Claim 7

The combination of claim 5 wherein the parallel sides of the trapezoidally shaped slots are substantially parallel to said rim and wherein the parallel side closer to said rim is shorter than the parallel side closer to said central opening.

Claim 8

A gas burner comprising in combination a mounting plate having a gas inlet therein and having a generally circular outer plate edge; a cap having a generally circular outer cap edge attached to said plate edge and having uniformly arranged outlet means therein; said plate and cap being constructed and arranged to enclose a burner chamber therebetween communicating with said inlet and said burner ports; a baffle supported between said cap and plate for distributing the flow of gas from said gas inlet through said chamber to said burner ports; said baffle being upwardly and inwardly inclined and symmetrical about its center and including a central opening for the passage of gas therethrough and a plurality of of uniform configuration surrounding said central opening and extending toward said opening, said central opening having an area substantially greater than the area of any one additional opening, and said gas inlet being non-aligned with said central opening.

Claim 9

A gas burner comprising in combination a mounting plate having a gas inlet therein and having a generally circular outer plate edge; a cap having a generally circular outer cap edge attached to said plate edge and having uniformly arranged outlet means therein; said plate and cap being constructed and arranged to enclose a burner chamber therebetween communicating with said inlet and said burner ports; a baffle supported between said cap and plate for distributing the flow of gas from said gas inlet through said chamber to said burner ports; said baffle being upwardly and inwardly inclined and symmetrical about its center and including a central opening for the passage of gas therethrough and a plurality of of uniform configuration surrounding said central opening and extending toward said opening, said central opening having an area substantially greater than the area of any one additional opening, and said gas inlet being non-aligned with said central opening.

Claim 10

The gas burner of claim 7, said inlet being off-center of said mounting plate.

Claim 11

The gas burner of claim 7, said baffle including a generally circular outer edge sandwiched between said plate edge and said cap edge.

Claim 12

The gas burner of claim 7, said central opening being defined by the inner edge of said inclined portion.

Claim 13

The gas burner of claim 10, each slot being of varying width and having its widest portion closest to the center of said baffle.