Patent ID: 8578924

Claim:
An exhaust baffle for exhausting hot gas from around a domestic appliance having a base, the exhaust baffle comprising: a support bracket having two tabs, the tabs being configured to slide into engagement with slots formed in the base of the domestic appliance, two support elements, each of the support elements extending from one of the tabs at a first angle that is greater than zero degrees and having a bearing surface, and a bridging element that extends from the two support elements at a second angle that is greater than zero degrees, the bridging element connecting the two support elements; a baffle top having two opposite ends, a hot gas directing portion that rests on the bearing surfaces of the support bracket, an opening that receives the bridging element, and an attachment bracket at each of the two ends, the attachment brackets each having at least one attachment member that attaches the baffle top to at least one of the baffle bottom and the base of the domestic appliance; and a baffle bottom having a substantially flat member, the baffle bottom holding the support bracket in the slots when the baffle bottom is in an operating position.