Ceramic stove top kit

Abstract

A ceramic stove top kit used to convert a drop in range, a drop in range being a stove top wherein at least one cut out is defined in the countertop of the stove top and wherein below the cut out of the stove top there is at least one electric outlet attached to the stove top, into a flat countertop range, the kit comprises of a heating element, a circular frame, and a glass ceramic. The heating element is connected to an electric source that comes pre-built within the stove top. The circular frame is mounted on the drop in range and is inserted within the stove top's cutouts and rests on the stove top's countertop, the circular frame has a lip that runs along the circular frame and extends outward from the circular frame, the lip rests on the countertop of the stove top and a ledge runs along the circular frame and extends inward from the circular frame. The glass ceramic cook top is circular and has a diameter that fits within the circular frame and rests on the ledge of the circular frame.

1 . A ceramic stove top kit used to convert a drop in range, a drop in range being a stove top wherein at least one cut out is defined in the countertop of the stove top and wherein below the cut out of the stove top there is at least one electric outlet attached to the stove top, into a flat countertop range, the kit comprises:
 a heating element, the heating element is connected to the electric outlet of the drop in range;   a circular frame is mounted on the drop in range and is inserted within the drop in the stove top's cutouts and rests on the stove top's countertop, the circular frame has a lip that runs along the circular frame and extends outward from the circular frame, the lip rests on the countertop of the stove top and a ledge runs along the circular frame and extends inward from the circular frame; and   
     a glass ceramic cook top, the ceramic cook top is circular in and has a diameter that fits within the circular frame and rests on the ledge of the circular frame.