(19)
(11) EP 1 772 674 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/15

(21) Application number: 06121281.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.09.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24C 3/12(2006.01)
H01R 4/20(2006.01)
H01R 13/426(2006.01)
F24C 3/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 04.10.2005 IT MI20050347

(71) Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Rizzolo, Augusto, Patent Dept.
    21025, Comerio (IT)

(74) Representative: Guerci, Alessandro 
Whirlpool EMEA S.p.A. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27
21025 Comerio (VA)
21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

   


(54) Securing device for gas hob tap


(57) A securing device (1) for a tap (26) of a gas hob (21), intended to fix said tap (26) both to a pipe (20) feeding gas to the hob (21) and to a usual portion (22) of said hob in which a through hole (24) is provided for receiving a shaft (25) of said tap (26) which cooperates with a corresponding knob, said device comprising a profiled one-piece body (2) having a first portion (3) presenting at a free end a seat (12) for receiving a projecting element (31) of said tap (26) such as to define the position for its securing to said pipe, said tap (26) being then fixed to this latter by a mechanical fixing member (33) cooperating with a corresponding seat (6) provided in a second portion (4) of said profiled body, said seat of said second portion (4) and said end (10) of said first portion (3) of the profiled body (2) being disposed on opposite sides of the gas feed pipe (20), said body (2) presenting at the free end (15) of said second portion (4) at least one seat (16) for a corresponding mechanical fixing member (37) for fixing the body (2) to that portion (22) of said hob (21) provided with the through hole (24).







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