US 12,264,824 B2
Spring clip for mounting a heating element in a cooktop
Daniel Hill, Springfield, TN (US); and Milton Henriquez, Springfield, TN (US)
Assigned to Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,826.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364733 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 7/06 (2006.01); F24C 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/062 (2013.01) [F24C 15/102 (2013.01); F24C 15/108 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spring clip for securing a heating element in a cooktop, the spring clip comprising:
a seat portion configured to support the heating element thereon;
a first tab extending upward from the seat portion from a first junction therewith;
a second tab extending vertically downward from the seat portion from a second junction therewith located remote from the first junction; and
a spring tab extending downward from the seat portion at a location remote from the first junction, and being elastically biased to a resting orientation, the spring tab being deflectable upward from said resting orientation upon engagement of said spring clip against a wall below the spring clip.