Patent ID: 6708602
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A toaster comprising:a housing including a toasting compartment; a heater located in the housing; a food cage movably supported in the toasting compartment for movement between a gripping position and a receiving position; and a carriage movably supported in the housing for movement between a toasting position adjacent a lower portion of the toasting compartment and a loading position adjacent an upper portion of the toasting compartment, the carriage configured to receive and support a food item to be toasted in the loading position, the food cage being positioned in the receiving position when the carriage is positioned in the loading position and the food cage being positioned in the gripping position when the carriage is positioned in the toasting position, the food cage being urged toward the gripping position by gravitational forces exerted by the food item as the food item on the carriage moves toward the toasting position.