Toaster with mechanism for raising carriage above an ejection position
US8127666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0814
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electric toaster with a toasting carriage which is automatically raised from a toasting position to a first ejection position has a manually-operated mechanism for raising the carriage above the first ejection position to assist in removing smaller items from the toasting carnage. The carriage is slidably supported on an upright rail together with, and moveable independently of an actuating member, to which a handle is fixed, and a support member urged by a spring to an uppermost position. The actuating member abuts the carriage to move the carriage, the actuating member, and the support member simultaneously, both when the handle is moved downwards towards the toasting position and when the carriage, the actuating member and the support member are released by a hold-down mechanism to return the carriage to the first ejection position. A displacement-amplifying mechanism mounted on the support member abuts the carriage and the actuating member such that upward movement of the actuating member provides a greater movement of the carriage upward from the first ejection position.
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