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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Tps Ip, Llc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Lyle Oscar Dingman, East Troy, WI (US);
Michael Abraham Schneck, New Berlin, PA (US);
Gary Allen Hanson, Janesville, WI (US);
David Allen Strand, Burlington, WI (US);
Michael Laddie Grande, Elkhorn, WI (US);
Geoffry Allen Gromiuk, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Steven Edward Kempowski, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Jon Allen Ludlum, Darien, WI (US);
Zachary Alan Griffa, Milwaukee, WI (US);
TPS IP, LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An oven door operating apparatus is provided. In one example, the oven door operating apparatus can comprise a first panel having a first plurality of grooves that traverse a side surface of the first panel. The oven door operating apparatus can also comprise a second panel having a second plurality of grooves that traverse a side surface of the second panel, wherein the side surface of the first panel faces the side surface of the second panel. Further, the oven door operating apparatus can include an oven door positioned between the side surface of the first panel and the side surface of the second panel. In one or more embodiments, the oven door can have a plurality of projections that extend from the oven door into the first plurality of grooves and the second plurality of grooves. Also, in various embodiments the first plurality of grooves and the second plurality of grooves can extend in a first direction and then turn to extend in a second direction.