US Patent Issued to Electrolux Home Products on April 1 for "Spring clip for mounting a heating element in a cooktop" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,824, issued on April 1, was assigned to Electrolux Home Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Spring clip for mounting a heating element in a cooktop" was invented by Daniel Hill (Springfield, Tenn.) and Milton Henriquez (Springfield, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spring clip for securing a heating element in a cooktop is provided and includes a seat portion that supports the heating element thereon. A first tab extends upwards from the seat portion from a first junction therewith and a second tab extends vertically downward from the seat portion from a second junction therewith, located remote from the first junction. A spring ...