Automatic breadmaker with interior lamp
First Claim
1. In an automatic breadmaker of the type having an oven chamber for baking bread, the chamber formed by a door, a floor and wall members, including top, front, rear and side wall members, and a pan in the oven chamber for containing a bread product, the improvement wherein:
- the door is mounted for movement with respect to the top wall member; and
a lamp is secured away from the door and in a fixedposition with respect to the rear wall member, whereby light is directed downwardly to illuminate the bread product during baking.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an automatic breadmaker of the type having an oven chamber for baking bread. The chamber is formed by a floor and wall members, including top, front, rear and side wall members. The breadmaker also has a pan in the oven chamber for containing a bread product. The improvement comprises a lamp secured to the top wall member, whereby light is directed downwardly to illuminate the bread product during baking. Preferably, the lamp is over the pan and the breadmaker includes a barrier interposed between the lamp and the region from which a user views the contents of the pan. Unreflected light from the lamp is thereby substantially prevented from entering the viewing region and impairing the user'"'"'s view of the bread product.
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8 Claims
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1. In an automatic breadmaker of the type having an oven chamber for baking bread, the chamber formed by a door, a floor and wall members, including top, front, rear and side wall members, and a pan in the oven chamber for containing a bread product, the improvement wherein:
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the door is mounted for movement with respect to the top wall member; and a lamp is secured away from the door and in a fixed position with respect to the rear wall member, whereby light is directed downwardly to illuminate the bread product during baking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. In an automatic breadmaker of the type having an oven chamber for baking bread and a pan in the chamber for containing a bread product, the improvement comprising a lamp over the pan, such lamp being fixed with respect to the chamber, being mounted above the and centered laterally with respect to such pan, thereby directing light downwardly onto the bread product.
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