Patent ID: 7189945
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A toaster for heating foodstuffs, the toaster comprising: a chassis defining a cavity within an interior thereof, the chassis having at least one chassis opening extending between a front and a top of the chassis to allow access to the cavity from outside of the chassis; a door pivotably engaged with the chassis, the door being generally in the form of an inverted L in cross-section and having at least an open position and a closed position, such that, when in the closed position, the door substantially covers the chassis opening, and, when in the open position, the cavity is accessible through the chassis opening; a carriage fixedly engaged with the door, the carriage having a first position disposed completely within the cavity when the door is in the closed position and a second position extending at least partially from the cavity through the chassis opening when the door is in the open position; at least one slot disposed on the carriage, the slot being of a sufficient size and shape to accommodate a foodstuff to be heated, wherein, when the door is in the open position, the at least one slot is at least partially exposed, thereby allowing foodstuff to be loaded into the at least one slot; and at least one heating element engaged with the chassis and positioned within the cavity to be proximate the at least one slot when the carriage is in the first position; wherein the toaster has a heating configuration in which the carriage is in the first position and the door is in the closed position to confine the foodstuff being heated and create a generally enclosed chamber within the cavity in which heat and moisture loss is controlled.