Patent ID: 6868775

Claim:
A toaster for toasting a bread slice, comprising: a toaster housing having a toaster slot for said bread slice disposing therein; a toasting device provided in said toaster housing for toasting said bread slice in said toaster slot; and a toast racking arrangement, comprising: a bread supporting rack movably mounted in said toaster slot for supporting said bread slice; a motor having a driving shaft rotatably extended thereof for producing a rotational force; and a rack driving unit comprising a driving member having a motor driving end engaged with said driving shaft of said motor and a rack driving end movably coupled with said bread supporting rack in such a manner that when said driving shaft is driven to rotate, said driving member drives said bread supporting rack to slidably move along said toaster slot between an upper releasing position and a lower toasting position, wherein at said releasing position, said driving member is driven by said motor to lift up said bread supporting rack along said toaster slot, and at said toasting position, said driving member is driven to lower said bread supporting rack for toasting said bread slice by said toasting device within said toaster slot.