(19)
(11) EP 0 162 621 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.05.1987 Bulletin 1987/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.11.1985 Bulletin 1985/48

(21) Application number: 85303109

(22) Date of filing: 02.05.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT CH DE GB IT LI

(30) Priority: 22.05.1984 GB 8413090

(71) Applicant: THORN EMI Appliances Limited
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(72) Inventor:
  • Collins, Anthony Alexander Albert
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(54) A cooking hob


(57) A cooking hob includes a glass ceramic plate (1) set in a surround (2), which is provided with a flange (3) arranged to extend partially under the glass ceramic plate (1). An upstanding portion of a resilient retaining seal (4) is disposed between abutting edges of the plate (1) and the surround (2), and terminates in the plane of the upper surfaces thereof. A lower part of the seal (4) consists of a resilient gripping portion (5), having a groove (6), which releasably grips the flange (3) of the surround (2). The plate (1) may be adhered to the contacting surfaces of the seal (4) or the plate (1) may be formed with a chamfer which is arranged to mate with a corresponding groove in the seal (4).







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