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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
William D. Starr, Richmond, VA (US);
Nhiem V. Nguyen, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Terry L. Myers, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul M. Blankenship, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Adam D. Steinman, Richmond, VA (US);
William D. Starr, Richmond, VA (US);
Nhiem V. Nguyen, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Terry L. Myers, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul M. Blankenship, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Adam D. Steinman, Richmond, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
A toaster for heating foodstuffs includes a chassis having a cavity therein and having at least one chassis opening for accessing the cavity. A door is movable with respect to the chassis between a closed position in which the door substantially covers the chassis opening, and an open position in which the cavity is accessible through the chassis opening. A carriage with at least one slot is movable between a first position disposed completely within the cavity and a second position extending at least partially from the cavity through the chassis opening. The toaster has a heating configuration in which the carriage is in the first position and the door is in the closed position to confine the foodstuff being heated and create a generally enclosed chamber within the cavity in which heat and moisture loss is controlled.