Patent ID: 6967310
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A cooking appliance including a venting system for eliminating byproducts from exhaust gases comprising: an oven cavity including top, bottom, rear and opposing side walls, along with a frontal opening, said top wall including a recessed portion; a door pivotally mounted relative to the oven cavity across the frontal opening, said door selectively providing access to the oven cavity; a broil element mounted so as to establish a heated atmosphere in the oven cavity, said broil element being positioned, at least in part, within the recessed portion; a control panel including a plurality of control elements for selectively operating the broil element to perform a cooking operation in the oven cavity; and a venting system for directing exhaust gases from the oven cavity away from the cooking appliance, said exhaust system including: