Patent ID: 9131804
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A toaster comprising: a housing having at least one bread-receiving slot defined in a top surface; at least one spring-loaded bread tray, movable between an up position and a down position and biased toward the up position, the at least one bread tray having an open top aligned with the at least one bread-receiving slot; one or more heating elements selectively applying heat to a bread slice in the bread tray during a toasting operation; a bread tray retaining mechanism selectively retaining the at least one bread tray in the down position while the toasting operation is in progress and for releasing the at least one bread tray from the down position when the toasting operation is complete; a lifter arm slot defined in a side surface of the housing, the lifter arm slot comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being wider than the upper portion; and a bread tray partial retaining mechanism comprising a sliding tab sized for selective insertion into the lower portion of the lifter arm slot and sized to not fit into the upper portion of the lifter arm slot, the bread tray partial retaining mechanism selectively retaining the at least one bread tray in a position between the down position and the up position.