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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Geun Yong Park, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219720 ; 219702 ; 219506 ;
Abstract
A microwave oven includes a control panel having switches enabling a user to input cooking functions, and a display for displaying data representative of input functions. A transparent display protector overlies the display and is displaceable inwardly toward the display to actuate some of the switches, including an on-off switch. Sections of the protector are movable inwardly relative to one another to actuate respective switches. Springs yieldably bias the protector away from the display.