# US 2014/0196711 A1 · Control system for cooking appliance during jewish holidays and sabbath

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- Number: US 2014/0196711 A1
- Document ID: US20140196711A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/202,465
- Filed: 2014-03-10
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-18
- Inventors: Myron H. Frommer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196711A1

## CPC

- F24C 3/124: {Control panels}
- F24C 3/12: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C 7/087: {of electric circuits regulating heat}
- H05B 1/0263: {Ovens}
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A cooking appliance control system for use during the Jewish Holidays or Sabbath. A timer is in communication with the oven heater element programmed to provide for scheduled activations and deactivations of the element during the Holidays. Prior to the Holiday the timer is programmed, the oven is activated to the predetermined temperature, and the timer program is then activated to provide for activation of the heater element to the predetermined temperature and deactivation in accordance with the schedule during the Holiday. Additionally, a switch selectively activates and deactivates the ignition circuits of the burners. This permits, one of the gas burner heater elements to be lighted by the appliance before the Holiday when the ignition circuits are activated to provide a flame to light the other burners when the ignition circuits are deactivated during the Holiday.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-5. (canceled)

### Claim 6

A control system for automatically operating a cooking appliance during at least one Jewish Holiday period of time in compliance with the Orthodox Jewish Laws, comprising:
a. a programmable timer in communication with a heater element of the cooking appliance which can be selectively programmed to provide for a plurality of cycles of an activation and a subsequent deactivation of the heater element in accordance with a predetermined schedule during a predetermined period of time that is longer than the at least one Jewish Holiday period of time, wherein when the programmable timer initially activates prior to the at least one Jewish Holiday period of time, the programmable timer initially activates the heater element in accordance with the predetermined schedule to a predetermined level determined by the cooking appliance, and wherein when the programmable timer subsequently deactivates during the at least one Jewish Holiday period of time, the heater element deactivates in accordance with the predetermined schedule for activations and deactivations, such activation and deactivation occurring for the scheduled cycle of activations and deactivations of the heater element.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the heater element is an electric heater element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the heater element is a gas heater element.

### Claim at position 5

9-11. (canceled)

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is digital programmable timer.

### Claim 13 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is an electro-mechanical programmable timer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is an electrical programmable timer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the control system is incorporated in the cooking appliance when manufactured.

### Claim 16 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the control system is an external, after-market, control system retrofitted to the cooking appliance.

### Claim 17 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is in communication with a plurality of heater elements of the cooking appliance.

### Claim 18 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the cooking appliance has a plurality of heater elements and each heater element is in communication with a programmable timer.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The control system of claim 18, wherein each heater element is set to a predetermined level.

### Claim 20 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the cooking appliance is an oven having a thermostat and the predetermined level is set by selecting a temperature on the thermostat.

### Claim 21 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is wired in series with the ignition circuit of the heater element.

### Claim 22 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein an indicator lamp may be wired in parallel with the programmable timer to indicate when current is supplied to the ignition circuit.

### Claim 23 (depends on 6)

The control system of claim 6, wherein the programmable timer is at least a seven day programmable timer.