Apparatus for controlling toast color in a toaster oven
US4382175A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/085
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the heating of toast in a toaster oven broiler. The adjustment shaft for the thermostat which controls the baking and broiling modes receives a circular dial having toast color indications thereon corresponding to light, medium and dark toast colors. The dial is rotatable on the thermostat shaft under the control of a bimetal strip which responds to temperature changes in the oven cavity. As the oven temperature increases during each successive toasting cycle, the dial rotates and at the end of the cycle indicates the thermostat setting that will achieve the desired toast color for the next toasting cycle.
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