Toast-holding stand

• US 3,906,848 A
• Filed: 06/18/1973
• Issued: 09/23/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward John Gow
• Original Assignee: Edward John Gow
• Inventors: Gow, Edward John
• Primary Examiner(s): Parsons, Jr., Marion
• Application Number:
  US05/371,180
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 248/431,432,164,165,166,464 108/115 126/30,27,9R,59 99/339,340,385,391
• US Class Current: 99/339
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0871 Accessories

Abstract

A stand for supporting slices of toast for the purpose of keeping them warm and for use with a conventional top-loading electric toaster comprises a pair of pivotally interconnected legs which, in use, are disposed in a vertical plane and which are movable between open and closed positions. Arms extend forwardly from the upper ends of the legs and feet extend forwardly from the lower ends of the legs for positioning beneath the toaster. An imperforate copper plate is removably supported on the arms so as to be disposed above the toaster, that plate also serving to hold the legs in their open position. Heat rising from the toaster is absorbed by the copper plate on which the toasted slices are placed until they are to be eaten.

Claims

1. In combination:

an electric toaster;

a collapsible supporting structure comprising;

a. a pair of elongated legs disposed generally vertically behind said toaster and pivotally interconnected between their ends so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position in which they are more angularly separated than when in said closed position, b. first and second feet extending forwardly and generally horizontally beneath said toaster from lower ends of respective ones of said legs, and c. first and second arms extending generally forwardly over said toaster from respective ones of said legs at their upper ends; and

a thermally conductive and heat-retaining plate removably supported on said first and second arms with said legs disposed in said open position thereof for disposition of items of food on said plate so that, when said plate is removed from said arms, said supporting structure can be pivoted into an essentially planar configuration.

2. A combination as claimed in claim 1 and in which said feet are essentially parallel to each other.

3. A combination as claimed in claim 2 and in which said feet are integrally formed with respective ones of said legs.

4. A combination as claimed in claim 3 and in which said plate is formed of copper.

5. A combination as claimed in claim 4 and in which said plate has a thickness of about 0.047 inch.

6. A combination as claimed in claim 5 and in which said plate is essentially imperforate.

7. A combination as claimed in claim 1 and in which said plate cooperates with said arms to prevent opening movement of said legs beyond said open position.

8. A combination as claimed in claim 7 and in which said plate is formed with recesses receiving respective ones of said first and second arms.

9. A combination as claimed in claim 8 and in which said first and second arms are essentially parallel to each other.

10. A combination as claimed in claim 8 and in which said first and second arms are integrally formed with respective ones of said legs.

11. A combination as claimed in claim 8 and in which said arms extend angularly forwardly and upwardly from respective ones of said legs.

12. A combination as claimed in claim 8 and in which said plate is formed of copper.

13. A combination as claimed in claim 12 and in which said plate has a thickness of about 0.047 inch.

14. A combination as claimed in claim 13 and in which said plate is essentially imperforate.