Baking oven
First Claim
1. In a baking oven having a flame tube defining a baking chamber and a charging opening oriented in a vertical plane;
- a door for opening and closing the charging opening;
rail means secured to the door and extending into the oven externally of the flame tube for providing a sliding support for the door for sliding movement in a horizontal direction towards and away from the charging opening;
the improvement wherein said door being horizontally divided into a lower door portion and an upper door portion;
the improvement further comprising pivot means connecting said upper door portion to said lower door portion for providing for a 180°
swinging motion of said upper door portion about an axis extending along the horizontal division between a first position in which it constitutes a vertically upward continuation of said lower door portion, and a second position in which it is in a face-to-face relationship with an outer vertical surface of said lower door portion.
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Abstract
A baking oven has a flame tube defining a baking chamber and a charging opening oriented in a vertical plane; a door for opening and closing the charging opening; a rail structure secured to the door and extending into the oven externally of the flame tube for providing a sliding support for the door for sliding movement in a horizontal direction towards and away from the charging opening. The door is horizontally divided into a lower door portion and an upper door portion. The upper portion is pivotally attached to the lower door portion to provide for a swinging motion of the upper door portion from an upright orientation in an arcuate vertical direction away from the charging opening.
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5 Claims
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1. In a baking oven having a flame tube defining a baking chamber and a charging opening oriented in a vertical plane;
- a door for opening and closing the charging opening;
rail means secured to the door and extending into the oven externally of the flame tube for providing a sliding support for the door for sliding movement in a horizontal direction towards and away from the charging opening;
the improvement wherein said door being horizontally divided into a lower door portion and an upper door portion;
the improvement further comprising pivot means connecting said upper door portion to said lower door portion for providing for a 180°
swinging motion of said upper door portion about an axis extending along the horizontal division between a first position in which it constitutes a vertically upward continuation of said lower door portion, and a second position in which it is in a face-to-face relationship with an outer vertical surface of said lower door portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a door for opening and closing the charging opening;
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