Appliance Pad

Abstract

An appliance pad that is applicable to protecting kitchen appliances, such as a range or stove, is described. The appliance pad is manufactured of a polymer such that a bottom surface of the pad has a hardness so that the pad adheres to at least a portion of a front shelf of the appliance. The front shelf of the appliance where the pad is installed is a portion of the appliance between a cooking section of the appliance and the user. The pad also provides protection of excess heat conducted by the front shelf.

1 . A system, comprising:
 an appliance comprising a top surface; and   a pad coupled to the appliance, wherein the pad is manufactured of a polymer such that a bottom surface of the pad has a hardness so that the pad adheres to at least a portion of a front shelf of the top surface of the appliance.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a long edge of the pad is aligned with a long edge of the front shelf and a short edge of the pad is aligned with a short edge of the front shelf 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein another long edge of the pad is adjacent to at least a portion of a cooking section of the top surface. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the front shelf is adjacent to a cooking section of the appliance. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pad is positioned on the front shelf such that the pad reduces an effect of an external force on the front shelf. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the pad is at least two millimeters. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the appliance is a stove. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pad is heat resistant. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hardness is between Shore 30 and Shore 90 on the Shore A scale. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises a two-component liquid silicone rubber. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the pad is ribbed. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pad adheres to at least fifty percent of the front shelf. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the front shelf is stainless steel. 
     
     
         14 . An appliance pad, comprising:
 a top surface;   a bottom surface opposite the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to adhere to a front shelf surface of an appliance;   a plurality of long side surfaces, wherein at least one of long side surfaces is aligned with at least a portion of a front edge of the front shelf surface; and   a plurality of short side surfaces, wherein each of the plurality of short side surfaces is aligned with one of a plurality of short edges of the front shelf surface, wherein the appliance pad is rubber.   
     
     
         15 . The appliance pad of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom surface is generally smooth and the top surface is ribbed. 
     
     
         16 . The appliance pad of  claim 14 , wherein the appliance pad further comprises a two-component liquid silicone rubber. 
     
     
         17 . The appliance pad of  claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the pad is at least two millimeters. 
     
     
         18 . A method, comprising:
 heating a cooking surface of an appliance, wherein the cooking surface is adjacent to a front shelf of the appliance;   coupling a pad to at least a portion of the front shelf; and   reducing, by the pad, an amount of heat transferred away from front shelf.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 reducing, by the pad, an effect of an external force applied on the appliance.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein coupling the pad comprises:
 aligning a long edge of the pad with a front edge of the front shelf; and   aligning a short edge of the pad with a short edge of the front shelf.