Patent · US Expired

Counter-top electric cooker having a safety shut-off switch

US6617554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 2001
Grant dateSep 9, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J37/0641
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A counter-top electric oven includes a base, an oven housing supported on the base, and a power head detachably connected to the oven housing. The power head includes a heating unit for generating and directing heat into the oven housing. At least one handle is formed on the power head, and a power interrupting device is operatively provided in the handle for disconnecting power to the power head. The power interrupting device is activated when the handle is grasped by a user.

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