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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Peter Ravenscroft Wilkins, Droitwich, GB;
Ceramaspeed Limited, , GB;
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a trough-shaped container arrangement (2) formed of frangible material and supported and arranged for receiving at least one food item to be thermally processed. At least one electric heater (5) is supported underneath the container arrangement and incorporates at least one heating element (8). At least one apertured member (11) is provided between the at least one heater and the underside of the container arrangement and covers the at least one heater. With this configuration, in the event of breakage of the container arrangement (2) the apertured member (11) remains intact and user contact with the heating element (8) in the heater (5) is prevented.