Clamshell toaster
AssigneeStearns Product Development Corporation
InventorHoward Frantz
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Abstract
A clamshell toaster comprising a toasting platen having a planar toasting surface configured for toasting a plurality of buns. An upper body is moveable relative to the planar toasting surface between a raised position and a lowered position, with the upper body moving toward the planar toasting surface as the upper body transitions from the raised position towards the lowered position. The clamshell toaster additionally includes a resilient compression element comprising a base and a plurality of compression fingers extending from the base, the base being configured to be slidably engageable with the upper body, the plurality of compression fingers extending from the base at a non-perpendicular angle.
Claims20
A clamshell toaster comprising:
- a toasting platen having a planar toasting surface configured for toasting a plurality of buns;
- an upper body moveable relative to the planar toasting surface between a raised position and a lowered position, the upper body moving toward the planar toasting surface as the upper body transitions from the raised position towards the lowered position;
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- a resilient compression element comprising a base and a plurality of compression fingers extending from the base, the base being configured to be slidably engageable with the upper body, the plurality of compression fingers extending from the base at a non-perpendicular angle.
A device for compressing a plurality of buns against a planar toasting surface of a toasting platen, the device comprising:
- an upper body configured to be moveable relative to the planar toasting surface between a raised position and a lowered position, the upper body moving toward the planar toasting surface as the upper body transitions from the raised position towards the lowered position;
- and
- a resilient compression element comprising a base and a plurality of compression fingers extending from the base, the base being configured to be slidably engageable with the upper body, the plurality of compression fingers extending from the base at a non-perpendicular angle.
A clamshell toaster comprising:
- a toasting platen having a toasting surface configured for toasting a plurality of food items;
- an upper body moveable relative to the toasting surface between a raised position and a lowered position, the upper body moving toward the toasting surface as the upper body transitions from the raised position towards the lowered position;
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- a compression element comprising a base and a plurality of compression fingers extending from the base, the plurality of compression fingers extending from the base at a non-perpendicular angle.
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