Electric toaster
US4791862A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0814
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electric toaster wherein the housing defines a toasting chamber for slices of bread or other goods and the chamber has an outlet for toasted goods at or close to its lowermost portion. The chamber is flanked by two ceramic panels which can store substantial amounts of heat and transmit infrared radiation. Each panel defines with a semicylindrical reflector a compartment for one or more halogen lamps which emit radiation directly against the respective panel or indirectly as a result of deflection by the corresponding reflector. Gravitational descent of goods from the chamber can be blocked by a gate- or rod-like barrier which is movable into the outlet by hand or automatically in response to completion of a toasting operation.
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