US3693538A — Electric oven toaster construction

Claim 1

Independent Claim 359 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, an aperture formed in each of the upper portions of said side plates below said upper slots, an aperture formed in the front lower portions of each of said side plates, and a plurality of slots formed in the lower portions of each of said side plates; b. an upper member having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. an upper sheathed electric heating element including an electrical resistance wire having two end portions which project outwardly from opposite ends of a sheath which surrounds the resistance wire; d. a pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper heating element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators including an inner shoulder abutting an end of the sheath and a reduced inner bore for permitting an end portion of the heating element to extend therethrough, each of said insulators also including a reduced outer portion for insertion into a respective one of the upper apertures formed in said side plates, and each of said insulators further including an outwardly extending enlarged outer portion of a size larger than the respective side plate aperture in which the insulator is mounted, said enlarged outer portions being positioned against the inside surfaces of said side plates for holding the insulators and the sheathed heating element in assembled positions between the side plates; e. a front door having a pair of pivot pins extending outwardly from the lower portion thereof, each of said pivot pins being inserted within a respective aperture formed at the lower front of each of said side plates for pivotally mounting said door on said toaster oven; and f. a lower member having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the lower slots of said side plates whereby all of the parts are effectively held to each other, said sheathed electric heating element being effectively confined and supported between the insulators and the side plates.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 359 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, an aperture formed in each of the upper portions of said side plates below said upper slots, an aperture formed in the front lower portions of each of said side plates, and a plurality of slots formed in the lower portions of each of said side plates; b. an upper member having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. an upper sheathed electric heating element including an electrical resistance wire having two end portions which project outwardly from opposite ends of a sheath which surrounds the resistance wire; d. a pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper heating element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators including an inner shoulder abutting an end of the sheath and a reduced inner bore for permitting an end portion of the heating element to extend therethrough, each of said insulators also including a reduced outer portion for insertion into a respective one of the upper apertures formed in said side plates, and each of said insulators further including an outwardly extending enlarged outer portion of a size larger than the respective side plate aperture in which the insulator is mounted, said enlarged outer portions being positioned against the inside surfaces of said side plates for holding the insulators and the sheathed heating element in assembled positions between the side plates; e. a front door having a pair of pivot pins extending outwardly from the lower portion thereof, each of said pivot pins being inserted within a respective aperture formed at the lower front of each of said side plates for pivotally mounting said door on said toaster oven; and f. a lower member having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the lower slots of said side plates whereby all of the parts are effectively held to each other, said sheathed electric heating element being effectively confined and supported between the insulators and the side plates.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 281 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, a circular aperture formed in each of the upper portions of said side plates below said upper slots; b. a grill-like food supporting rack supported in a generally horizontal position between said side plates; c. an upper reflector generally horizontally positioned above said food supporting rack, said upper reflector including a generally horizontal short rear surface, a rear reflecting surface extending forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal rear surface, a central generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from said upwardly extending rear surface, a downwardly extending front reflecting surface extending downwardly from said generally horizontal central surface, and a short generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from the downwardly extending front surface, a tab extending outwardly from each of the side surfaces of said generally horizontal short rear surfaces, and a pair of tabs extending outwardly from the central generally horizontal surface, said tabs being positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; d. an upper sheathed electric heating element having two ends, said heating element being positioned below said rear reflecting surface which extends forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal short rear surface and behind the central surface so that said rear reflecting surface reflects heat forwardly to the forward portion of said grill-like food supporting rack; and e. a pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper electric heatiNg element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators being inserted into a respective one of the upper circular apertures formed in said side plates.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 281 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, a circular aperture formed in each of the upper portions of said side plates below said upper slots; b. a grill-like food supporting rack supported in a generally horizontal position between said side plates; c. an upper reflector generally horizontally positioned above said food supporting rack, said upper reflector including a generally horizontal short rear surface, a rear reflecting surface extending forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal rear surface, a central generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from said upwardly extending rear surface, a downwardly extending front reflecting surface extending downwardly from said generally horizontal central surface, and a short generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from the downwardly extending front surface, a tab extending outwardly from each of the side surfaces of said generally horizontal short rear surfaces, and a pair of tabs extending outwardly from the central generally horizontal surface, said tabs being positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; d. an upper sheathed electric heating element having two ends, said heating element being positioned below said rear reflecting surface which extends forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal short rear surface and behind the central surface so that said rear reflecting surface reflects heat forwardly to the forward portion of said grill-like food supporting rack; and e. a pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper electric heatiNg element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators being inserted into a respective one of the upper circular apertures formed in said side plates.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 262 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portions thereof, a circular aperture formed in each of the upper portion of said side plates below said upper slots, a pair of apertures formed in each of the lower portions of said side plates, and an aperture formed in the front lower portions of said side plates; b. an upper reflector having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. an upper sheathed electric heating element having two ends; d. a first pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper electric heating element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators being inserted into a respective one of the upper circular apertures formed in said side plates; e. a pair of lower sheathed electric heating elements; f. a second pair of insulators, each of said second pair of insulators having a pair of spaced apertures for receiving one of the ends of said pair of heating elements, each of said second pair of insulators being inserted within one of the pairs of apertures formed in the lower portion of said side plates; and g. a front door having a pair of pivot pins extending outwardly from the lower portion thereof, each of said pivot pins being inserted within a respective aperture formed at the lower front of each of said side plates for pivotally mounted said door on said toaster oven.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 262 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portions thereof, a circular aperture formed in each of the upper portion of said side plates below said upper slots, a pair of apertures formed in each of the lower portions of said side plates, and an aperture formed in the front lower portions of said side plates; b. an upper reflector having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. an upper sheathed electric heating element having two ends; d. a first pair of insulators positioned over each of the ends of said upper electric heating element in coaxial relationship therewith, each of said insulators being inserted into a respective one of the upper circular apertures formed in said side plates; e. a pair of lower sheathed electric heating elements; f. a second pair of insulators, each of said second pair of insulators having a pair of spaced apertures for receiving one of the ends of said pair of heating elements, each of said second pair of insulators being inserted within one of the pairs of apertures formed in the lower portion of said side plates; and g. a front door having a pair of pivot pins extending outwardly from the lower portion thereof, each of said pivot pins being inserted within a respective aperture formed at the lower front of each of said side plates for pivotally mounted said door on said toaster oven.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 55 words

An electric oven toaster as defined in claim 3 wherein an apertured baffle is positioned above said lower heating elements for deflecting the heat radiating from said heating elements, said baffle having two ends, and tabs formed at each of the ends of the baffle for connecting the baffle to said second pair of insulators.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 176 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. a grill-like food supporting rack supported in a generally horizontal position within the electric oven toaster; b. an upper reflector generally horizontally positioned above said food supporting rack, said upper reflector including a generally horizontal short rear surface, a rear reflecting surface extending forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal rear surface, a central generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from said upwardly extending rear surface, a downwardly extending front reflecting surface extending downwardly from said generally horizontal central surface, and a short generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from the downwardly extending front surface; and c. an upper sheathed electric heating element positioned closely adjacent to the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface, said first upper heating element being positioned rearwardly of the juncture line between the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface and the central reflecting surface so that the heat from said sheathed heating element reflected by both the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface and the central reflecting surface will be reflected toward the front of the food supporting rack.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 176 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. a grill-like food supporting rack supported in a generally horizontal position within the electric oven toaster; b. an upper reflector generally horizontally positioned above said food supporting rack, said upper reflector including a generally horizontal short rear surface, a rear reflecting surface extending forwardly and upwardly from said generally horizontal rear surface, a central generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from said upwardly extending rear surface, a downwardly extending front reflecting surface extending downwardly from said generally horizontal central surface, and a short generally horizontal surface extending forwardly from the downwardly extending front surface; and c. an upper sheathed electric heating element positioned closely adjacent to the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface, said first upper heating element being positioned rearwardly of the juncture line between the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface and the central reflecting surface so that the heat from said sheathed heating element reflected by both the upwardly extending rear reflecting surface and the central reflecting surface will be reflected toward the front of the food supporting rack.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 139 words

An electric oven toaster construction as defined in claim 5 wherein: a. an upper front heating element is positioned closely adjacent to the forward portion of said central horizontal reflecting surface, said upper front heating element being positioned rearwardly of the juncture line between the upper central horizontal reflecting surface and the downwardly extending forward reflecting surface for directing the heat emanating from the upper front heating element generally rearwardly toward the bread rack, the heat reflected from the forward upper heating element by the central reflecting surface being directed from the front of the rack to the rear of the rack With its greatest intensity at the forward portion of the rack and the heat reflected by the forward downwardly extending reflecting surface being directed from the front of the rack to the center portion of the rack.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 162 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, a pair of apertures formed in each of the lower portions of said side plates; b. an upper reflector having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. a pair of lower sheathed electric heating elements; d. a pair of insulators, each of said insulators having a pair of spaced apertures for receiving one of the ends of said pair of heating elements, each of said pair of insulators being inserted within one of the pairs of apertures formed in the lower portion of said side plates; and e. a baffle positioned above said pair of lower heating elements for deflecting the heat radiating from said heating elements, said baffle being connected to said insulators for securely holding the baffle within said oven toaster.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 162 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having a plurality of slots formed in the upper portion thereof, a pair of apertures formed in each of the lower portions of said side plates; b. an upper reflector having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs positioned within the upper slots of said side plates; c. a pair of lower sheathed electric heating elements; d. a pair of insulators, each of said insulators having a pair of spaced apertures for receiving one of the ends of said pair of heating elements, each of said pair of insulators being inserted within one of the pairs of apertures formed in the lower portion of said side plates; and e. a baffle positioned above said pair of lower heating elements for deflecting the heat radiating from said heating elements, said baffle being connected to said insulators for securely holding the baffle within said oven toaster.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 69 words

An electric oven toaster as defined in claim 7 wherein each of said insulators is formed of ceramic material and includes an upwardly extending projecting lug, and complementary slots are formed in the side portions of said baffle so that the baffle may be placed on top of the insulators with the projecting lugs extending through the slots formed in the baffle for connecting the baffle to the insulators.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 202 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having an aperture formed in the front lower portions thereof; b. an electric heating element positioned between said side plates; c. an upper reflector positioned between said side plates above said heating element; d. a front door pivotally mounted between said side plates, said front door including an inner panel and an outer panel, securing means for holding said inner panel and outer panel in assembled position with respect to each other, two pivot pin hinges mounted on the lower portion of said door between said inner and outer panels, each of said pivot pin hinges being inserted within one of the apertures formed in the front lower portions of said side plates, and an abutment positioned between said panels for preventing axial movement of one of said pins when the panels are in assembled position but permitting axial movement of said pin out of its aperture in one of the side plates when the panels are separated with respect to each other to thereby permit complete removal of the door from the toaster without disassembling the side plates and other toaster components.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 202 words

An electric oven toaster construction comprising: a. two side plates spaced from each other, each of said side plates having an aperture formed in the front lower portions thereof; b. an electric heating element positioned between said side plates; c. an upper reflector positioned between said side plates above said heating element; d. a front door pivotally mounted between said side plates, said front door including an inner panel and an outer panel, securing means for holding said inner panel and outer panel in assembled position with respect to each other, two pivot pin hinges mounted on the lower portion of said door between said inner and outer panels, each of said pivot pin hinges being inserted within one of the apertures formed in the front lower portions of said side plates, and an abutment positioned between said panels for preventing axial movement of one of said pins when the panels are in assembled position but permitting axial movement of said pin out of its aperture in one of the side plates when the panels are separated with respect to each other to thereby permit complete removal of the door from the toaster without disassembling the side plates and other toaster components.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 41 words

An electric oven toaster construction as defined in claim 9 wherein a bracket is fixed to the inner panel of the door and an outwardly extending flange on the bracket is provided as the abutment for holding the removable pivot pin.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 151 words

An electric oven toaster construction as defined in claim 9 wherein said removable pivot pin is U-shaped with one of the arms of the U being longer than the other arm of the U, the end of the longer arm of the U being inserted within the aperture in the side plate, and wherein said abutment engages the generally horizontal bottom arm of said U-shaped pivot pin for securely holding the long arm portion of said ''''U'''' shaped pivot pin in the aperture when the inner and outer panels of the door are held in assembled position with respect to each other while permitting rotation of said U-shaped pivot pin about its long arm portion for removing the bottom arm of the pin from behind the abutment to thereby permit quick removal of the U-shaped pivot pin when the inner and outer panels of the door are separated from each other.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1975-09-26	1976-03-27	1976-09-26	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1979-09-26	1980-03-27	1980-09-26	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1983-09-26	1984-03-27	1984-09-26	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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