Patent ID: 6230611
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A toaster comprising a main frame including a toasting compartment including at least one electrical resistance member, a carriage mounted for reciprocation within said toasting compartment between an upper position and a lower position, whereby a product to be toasted can be loaded therein when said carriage is in said upper position and said product can be toasted when said carriage is in said lower position, an electromagnet disposed adjacent to said carriage when said carriage is in said lower position for holding said carriage in said lower position, safety means for interrupting the supply of electricity to said at least one electrical resistance member at the end of a predetermined toasting cycle independent of said position of said carriage, said safety means comprising an assembly independent of said carriage, said assembly movable between an active position and an inactive position, and comprising a lock for locking said carriage in said lower position when said assembly is in said active position and for releasing said carriage from said lower position when said assembly is in said active position, an armature for carrying said lock, said armature mounted adjacent to said electromagnet for engagement with said electromagnet when said assembly is in said active position and for disengagement from said electromagnet when said assembly is in said inactive position, and at least one resilient contact member for establishing electrical contact with said at least one electrical resistance member when said assembly is in said active position and for eliminating said electrical contact with said at least one electrical resistance member when said assembly is in said inactive position.