American Harvest, Inc.

Steven M Alseth

Chad S Erickson

David A Dornbush

N Philip Sked

Theodore H Rehmeyer

Robert T Lee

William Dorr

A handle adapted for replacing a heater and blower system removably located in a central opening defined a top enclosure of a countertop oven. The handle comprises a mounting system for removably attaching the handle to the top enclosure in order to replace the heater and blower system when the heater and blower system is removed. The handle enables a user to remove the top enclosure from the bottom enclosure by lifting up on the handle when the handle is installed in the top enclosure. In this manner, the countertop oven may be converted to a food server comprising the handle, the top enclosure, and the bottom enclosure.

Cooking system and accessories

A rack invention includes a rack having a rack surface and a plurality of legs attached to the rack surface. Each of the legs is made of wire and has two straight segments extending downwardly from the rack surface and a connecting segment which connects together the straight segments. The connecting segment is shaped so as to allow the rack surface to be placed at one of a plurality of predetermined distances above the surface in the oven. The cooking rack invention also includes a plurality of such racks which may be used together in an oven. In such an instance, the length of the straight segments of one rack are different that those of another rack, so that the racks provide different ranges of height adjustability.

The present food dehydrator may be substantially cylindrical in shape including a base member, an air heating and circulation means, a plurality of stackable trays, and a top. Each tray includes an outer wall structure and a platform section which may be separated from each other. Removal of a platform section when the trays are stacked allows for dehydration of larger items, and otherwise allows for easier cleaning of the tray and for replacement of the platform section. Attachment and detachment is performed by rotation of the platform section with respect to the outer wall structure. A method of forming the two-piece tray for the dehydrator is also disclosed.

Food dehydrator and tray for a dehydrator

Assemblies for increasing airflow and heating efficiency in a multi-shelf food heating device having a base, a plurality of circular vertically stacked trays, and a top, wherein the airflow within the device is assisted by a fan is disclosed. One assembly involves a biasing system supported in the base for biasing the motor in place. Another assembly involves a thin, substantially planar constructed heater and a radial fan supported within a chamber of the base of the device, wherein the heater is aligned with the movement of the airflow within the chamber so that the airflow therein is substantially unobstructed by the heater. Another assembly involves providing the base with a wall substantially surrounding and adjacent an air inlet in the base to define a cavity into which substantially all of the airflow from the air inlet is directed, so that the motor is continuously cooled during operation of the device.

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Cologne, MN, United States of America

Steven M Alseth