Patent ID: 7278350

Claim:
A contact toaster for toasting bread products comprising: a heating zone comprising a heating element configured to contact and toast a second face of bread products; and a first belt configured to move the bread product through the heating zone, the belt comprising, a reinforcement material having a first face and a second face; a coating disposed over the first face; a first plurality of ribs raised above the first face of the reinforcement material, the first plurality of ribs being transverse to a longitudinal direction of the first belt and being configured to impart lateral force to objects carried by the first belt; and a second plurality of ribs raised above the second face of the reinforcement material, the second plurality of ribs comprising a plurality of straight ribs transverse to a longitudinal direction of the first belt; wherein a pattern of the first plurality of ribs is different than a pattern of the second plurality of ribs; and wherein the first belt is configured to wrap around a second belt such that a plurality of the second plurality of ribs contact the second belt; wherein the first belt is configured to withstand the temperatures of the heating zone; and wherein the first belt contacts a first face of bread products.