Patent ID: 7193184

Claim:
An oven for heating food items, said oven comprising: a fan for blowing air; at least one radiant heating element, disposed within an oven compartment, for heating a food item in said compartment; a first perforated tube adjacent to said heating element and in operative connection with said fan for conveying air from said oven compartment; a second perforated tube proximate to the food item and in operative connection with said fan for conveying air into said oven compartment; a conveyor to pass food items through said oven compartment; and a perforated tray adjacent to said at least one radiant heating element for directing the flow of air in said oven compartment; and wherein said fan draws air past said at least one radiant heating element and into said first perforated tube thereby heating the air, and wherein said fan ejects air from said second perforated tube to direct heated air on to the food item.