Patent ID: 7819113

Claim:
A door assembly for a cooking apparatus, comprising: a first glass panel; a glass support having an opening formed in a central portion thereof, wherein the first glass panel is coupled to a front surface of the glass support by an adhesive; a seating protrusion formed on a rear surface of the glass support along only a lower periphery of the opening in the glass support; an upper supporting portion formed along an upper periphery of the opening in the glass support; lower supporting portions formed at the lower periphery of the opening in the glass support; a second glass panel positioned on the seating protrusion of the glass support; a catching protrusion that extends only from the upper periphery of the opening in the glass support toward a center of the opening, wherein a rear surface of the second glass panel is positioned against the catching protrusion; a door frame coupled to the rear surface of the glass support such that the second glass panel is positioned between the door frame and the glass support, wherein two lower corner portions are respectively provided at two lower corners of the door frame so as to extend to a corresponding front surface of the door frame, wherein a front surface of the two lower corner portions maintains a lower rear end of the second glass panel against the glass support; a third glass panel provided on a rear surface of the door frame, wherein the third glass panel inhibits the transfer of heat therethrough; a hinge assembly coupled to a rear side of each of the two lower corner portions of the door frame; and a cover frame coupled to the glass support such that the second glass panel and the door frame are interposed between the cover frame and the glass support.