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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1978
James A White, Louisville, KY (US);
Frank L Rice, Jeffersontown, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A lamp mounting assembly for a microwave oven which permits easy replacement of the illuminating lamps including a lamp housing which attaches to the top wall of a microwave oven structure and is located in a space between the top wall of the oven structure and the top wall of a support assembly. The lamp housing is accessible through a removable grille which closes the space at the front of the microwave oven. The top wall of the oven cavity has a series of openings through which light from the bulb is directed to illuminate the oven cavity. The assembly includes supporting sidewalls having elongated channels sloping downwardly from front to rear. The lamp mounting member is supported for reciprocal movement along the channels, the member being accessible through the removable grille.