Oven door construction with front glass panel

Claim 2

A door construction comprising a large front panel of tinted glass fastened in a three-sided wrap-around decorative frame that extends along the bottom and up the two sides of the glass panel, said decorative frame being a single sheet metal member with flexible sections at the two ends of the bottom portion of the frame so that the two side portions may be folded up into position, a separate inner support means attached in the frame and provided with means to engage the adjacent edges of the glass panel and hold it in place, a top assembly located above the top edge of the glass panel and spanning the distance across the top of the frame, and rear fastening means at the opposite ends of the top assembly joining the top assembly to at least one of the decorative frame and inner support means, a metal inner door liner including a window opening provided with a multi-glazed window pack within the inner liner assembled across the window opening, and thermal insulation filling at least some of the inner door liner around the window pack, and fastening means attaching the inner liner to the door frame.

Claim 3

A windowed door construction comprising a front glass panel and a metal inner door liner, the glass panel being confined within a simple sheet metal decorative trim frame that extends along the bottom and up the opposite sides of the glass panel, the trim frame including an inner support means telescoped into the said trim frame and confined thereby, said inner support means having channel means for receiving and clamping the edges of the front glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly comprising the top edge of the door, and fastening means connecting the handle assembly to the trim frame, the said inner door liner having a window opening, a multiple glass window pack assembled within the inner door liner over the said window opening, and thermal insulation filling at least some of the inner door liner around the window pack, and an insulation guard plate assembled over the insulation to hold it in place, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel assembly.

Claim 4

A windowed door construction comprising a front glass panel and a metal inner door liner, the glass panel being confined within a simple sheet metal decorative trim frame that extends along the bottom and up the opposite sides of the glass panel, the trim frame including an inner support means telescoped into the said trim frame and confined thereby, said inner support means having channel means for receiving and clamping the edges of the front glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly comprising the top edge of the door, and fastening means connecting the handle assembly to the trim frame, the said inner door liner having a window opening, a multiple glass window pack assembled within the inner door liner over the said window opening, and thermal insulation filling at least some of the inner door liner around the window pack, and an insulation guard plate assembled over the insulation to hold it in place, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel assembly.

Claim 5

A windowed door construction as recited in claim 2 wherein the decorative trim frame is a single straight piece of material with flexible sections at the two ends of the bottom portion of the frame so that the two side portions may be folded up into position.

Claim 6

A windowed door construction as recited in claim 3 wherein the said inner support means is formed of at least three separate peices, a piece in the bottom portion of the frame and separate pieces in the opposite side portions of the frame.

Claim 7

A windowed oven door construction comprising an overall front glass panel and a metal inner door liner having a windOw opening and a multi-glazed window pack mounted within the inner door liner over the said window opening, thermal insulation held within the inner door liner around the window pack, and a sheet metal decorative trim frame encircling the front glass panel along the bottom edge and up the two opposite sides of the glass panel, an inner support means telescoped within the trim frame and substantially coextensive therewith for clamping the edge of the glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly comprising the top edge of the door and attached to the free upper ends of the inner support means from the back side of the handle assembly, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel assembly.

Claim 8

A windowed oven door construction comprising an overall front glass panel and a metal inner door liner having a windOw opening and a multi-glazed window pack mounted within the inner door liner over the said window opening, thermal insulation held within the inner door liner around the window pack, and a sheet metal decorative trim frame encircling the front glass panel along the bottom edge and up the two opposite sides of the glass panel, an inner support means telescoped within the trim frame and substantially coextensive therewith for clamping the edge of the glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly comprising the top edge of the door and attached to the free upper ends of the inner support means from the back side of the handle assembly, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel assembly.

Claim 9

A windowed oven door construction as recited in claim 5 wherein the front glass panel is a tinted glass that is provided with an opaque mask on its rear surface having a window opening substantially aligned with the window opening in the inner door liner.

Claim 10

A windowed oven door construction as recited in claim 5 wherein the decorative trim frame is formed of a straight piece of material with flexible sections at the two corners of the bottom portion of the frame so that the two side portions may be folded up into position with the inner support means engaging the edge of the front glass panel.

Claim 11

A windowed oven door construction as recited in claim 7 wherein the decorative trim frame is provided with folded-over edges along the opposite sides thereof except at the two flexible sections at the two corners of the bottom portion of the frame, and the inner support means is of generally flat configuration that is confined by the folded-over edges.

Claim 12

A windowed oven door construction comprising a large front glass panel and a metal inner door liner having a relatively small window opening, and a multi-glazed window assembly mounted within the door and sealed over the said window opening, thermal insulation means combined with the door to retard the conduction of heat therethrough, a one-piece decorative trim frame encircling the front glass panel along the bottom edge and the two opposite sides of the glass panel, the said one-piece decorative trim frame being of sheet metal configuration with flexible sections at the two ends of the bottom portion of the frame so that the two opposite side portions may be folded up into position with the inner support strip clamping the edges of the front glass panel, an inner support strip attached in the trim frame for clamping the edge of the front glass panel, the trim frame having folded edges for attaching the inner support strip therein, the inner support strip including tab means for engaging the edge of the front glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly attached to the free upper ends of the inner support strip and comprising the top edge of the door, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel and trim frame assembly.

Claim 13

A windowed oven door construction comprising a large front glass panel and a metal inner door liner having a relatively small window opening, and a multi-glazed window assembly mounted within the door and sealed over the said window opening, thermal insulation means combined with the door to retard the conduction of heat therethrough, a one-piece decorative trim frame encircling the front glass panel along the bottom edge and the two opposite sides of the glass panel, the said one-piece decorative trim frame being of sheet metal configuration with flexible sections at the two ends of the bottom portion of the frame so that the two opposite side portions may be folded up into position with the inner support strip clamping the edges of the front glass panel, an inner support strip attached in the trim frame for clamping the edge of the front glass panel, the trim frame having folded edges for attaching the inner support strip therein, the inner support strip including tab means for engaging the edge of the front glass panel, and an elongated handle assembly attached to the free upper ends of the inner support strip and comprising the top edge of the door, and fastening means for joining the inner door liner to the front glass panel and trim frame assembly.