Patent ID: 6199548
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: E05D,E05Y,F23M,F24C,Y10T

Abstract:
An oven comprising:(a) an oven body having a pair of spaced pivoting posts protruding therefrom, said pivoting posts opposing one another to define a pivot axis;(b) an oven door panel coupled in pivotally displaceable manner to said oven body, said oven door panel having a pair of spaced sides each having formed thereon at least a pair of pivoting ear portions defining an arc recess therebetween, each said arc recess releasably engaging one said pivoting post of said oven body, at least one said pivoting ear portion having formed therein an inner space, said sides of said oven door panel each including a substantially planar sidewall surface having a plurality of fastening tabs extending therefrom, and a 1id fastened thereto having a substantially planar surface opposing said sidewall surface, said inner space being defined between said lid and sidewall surfaces; and,(c) a pair of pivoting units respectively coupled to said sides of said oven door panel, each said pivoting unit including:(1) a longitudinally extended locking pin passing through said inner space of at least one said pivoting ear portion, each said locking pin being displaceable between holding and releasing positions, said locking pin extending at least partially into one said arc recess for locking said engagement there of with said pivoting post; and,(2) a spring coupled to said locking pin for resiliently biasing said locking pin into said holding position.