Electrical food toasting or heating appliance, particularly a toaster, having two toasting sub-assemblies moved by control arms
US5653158A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0807
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toasting or heating appliance, particularly an electrical food toasting or heating appliance such as a toaster, including a housing (1) with a fixed toasting subassembly (5) and a movable toasting subassembly (6) moved by a holder (20) to form a variable-width toasting slot (7), the holder (20) including two side arms (21, 22) rotatably mounted at their ends on the housing (1), a bread rack (15) axially movable in the slot, and a control handle (16) which controls the movement of the movable bread rack (15) and is combined with an actuating member (19) for causing relative movement of the two subassemblies (5, 6), wherein the appliance further includes at least one stabilizing arm (30) arranged behind the movable subassembly (6) and connected to the back thereof via a first hinge (31), as well as to the housing (1) via a second hinge (32).
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