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Microwave oven turntable shelf structure

US4713513A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1986
Grant dateDec 15, 1987
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S99/14
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shelf structure is provided for use with a turntable in a microwave oven. The shelf structure includes a food-supporting platform and a base which rests on the table of the turntable. A first food product is placed on the turntable, and a second food product is placed on the platform above the first. When microwave energy is introduced toward the top of the oven cavity, the food product on the platform is exposed to more of the energy than is the food product on the turntable, and therefore tends to cook at a faster rate.

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