Patent ID: 8640608
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A toaster comprising: a housing having a plurality of side walls enclosing at least one toasting chamber having an opening at the top for introduction of bread into said toasting chamber; a door mounted in an opening provided in one of said side walls for pivotal movement relative to said housing about a substantially horizontal axis, located in a lower area of said housing, between a closed position and an open position; and at least one bread carriage for supporting a slice of bread in said toaster, said carriage being spaced from said horizontal axis, said carriage being fixed to said door and movable with said door such that when said door is in the open position, at least part of a slice of bread carried on said carriage projects out of said housing, each said at least one bread carriage comprises at least a first post and a second post, said first post being fixed to an inner surface of said door and said second post being fixed to said first post so that said first and second posts form a V that delimits an angle α, said first post forms an angle β that has a non-zero value with the inner surface of said door, and α and β have values such that said first post is substantially horizontal when said door is in the open position and said second post is substantially horizontal when said door is in the closed position, such that a portion of each said at least one bread carriage extends through said opening at the top when said door is in the open position.