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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Strix Limited, Ronaldsway, GB;
Inventor:
Colin Moughton, Port St Mary, GB;
Assignee:
Strix Limited, Ronaldsway, IM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/0835 (2013.01); A47J 37/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for toasting a food item is arranged to receive and support said food item during toasting. The apparatus includes a heating element arranged to heat the surface of the food item by radiant heat and a fan arranged to blow air across the food item. The apparatus is arranged to operate in a first mode in which the fan is operative and a second mode in which the fan is reduced in speed or turned off. The apparatus is arranged to change from the first mode to the second mode automatically upon a predetermined condition being met. Other ways of moving air across the food item that do not use a fan are also disclosed.