Patent ID: 7806046

Claim:
A toaster for bread-type food products, comprising: a housing defining at least one toasting cavity having an upper mouth for depositing the food products into the cavity and a lower opening from which toasted food products exit the cavity; a perforate rack beneath the lower opening and onto which the toasted food products are deposited as they exit the cavity, the rack extending in a path from beneath said lower opening to the front of the toaster, and the rack being perforated to significantly reduce the surface area of the rack which might otherwise stick to the toasted food products; and an imperforate plate juxtaposed behind the perforate rack to prevent crumbs from the toasted food products from falling into the bottom of the toaster, the plate being spaced from the rack a sufficient distance to prevent any portions of the toasted food products from projecting through the perforate rack touching the plate and sticking thereto, and the plate being spaced from the rack along substantially the entire length of said path from beneath said lower opening to the front of the toaster.