Patent ID: 7423241

Claim:
An oven comprising: an oven chamber having a cavity defined by a door and a plurality of walls which include a first wall; a heating element assembly located adjacent the first wall and configured to provide heat energy to the cavity, the heating element assembly comprising a heating element and a shield located between the heating element and the first wall of the oven chamber wherein the heating element transfers heat energy to the shield and the shield transfers the heat energy to the first wall; a plane extending through a center of the cavity and generally parallel to the door, wherein the heating element comprises a geometric center located between the plane and the door; wherein the heating element includes a U-shaped member having a front member, a rear member, and a middle member extending between the front member and the rear member, the front member is located between the rear member and the door; wherein the front member and the rear member extend substantially between a pair of opposing side walls.