Patent ID: 7351939

Claim:
A toaster comprising: a housing; a heating chamber positioned in said housing and having a bread product receiving section; a first movable heating element assembly on a first side of said bread product receiving section and a second movable heating element assembly on a second side of said bread product receiving section; a carriage assembly in operable connection with said first and second movable heating element assemblies, said carriage being movable between a raised position and a lowered position, the carriage assembly further comprising: a lever arm pivotally attached near a rear portion of said heating chamber; a carriage plate operably attached to said lever arm adjacent a front wall of said heating chamber; and a carriage lever operably attached to said lever arm for said movement of said carriage assembly means for moving said first heating element assembly and said second heating element assembly in connection with a movement of said carriage assembly, each said means for moving said heating element assembly comprising a first linkage leader on a first end of said heating element assembly and a second linkage leader on a second end of said heating element assembly, said first and second linkage leaders being supported for combined movement by a linkage trailer, said carriage assembly being in operable engagement with at least one of said linkage leader and said linkage trailer for movement of at least one of said first and second heating element assemblies; and a control interface system for controlling a function of said toaster.