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Electric toaster with time delay mechanism

  • US 5,094,154 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1990
  • Issued: 03/10/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electric toaster comprising:

  • a housing;

    at least one heating element mounted in said housing;

    a source of electric power selectively connected to said heating element for energizing said elements;

    a carriage mounted in said housing for supporting a food product to be toasted and movable between an upper non-toasting position and a lower toasting position;

    an electrically operated latch mechanism for holding said carriage in its toasting position;

    a normally open temperature sensing switch electrically connected to said latch mechanism for releasing said mechanism and returning said carriage to its non-toasting position upon closure of said switch when the temperature of the food product has attained a predetermined level; and

    a time delay mechanism electrically connected to said temperature sensing switch for preventing current flow to said switch during an initial predetermined period of time at the start of each toasting cycle when the carriage is moved to its toasting position.

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