Rotary toaster device
OwnerGeorge B. Munseyinventor
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Abstract
A toaster device has a support grid mounted for rotation about a vertical axis between heating elements disposed on opposite sides thereof. Grid elements are mounted for pivotal movement on opposite edges of the support, and depending finger elements on the grids slidingly move along an inner side of a rod member on the toaster throughout a segment of rotation of the support for raising the grid elements so that toasted items located thereon are delivered outwardly of the toaster. The depending finger elements move to the outer side of the rod upon continued rotation of the support grid so as to cause the grid elements to move back into their horizontal positions.
Claims8
A toaster device comprising, a casing having spaced horizontal walls and an opening at the front thereof, a rotatable shaft extending vertically in said casing, a horizontal support grid mounted on said shaft between said walls, means for rotating said shaft and said support grid about the central axis of said shaft, heating elements disposed horizontally on opposite sides of said support grid, at least one grid element for supporting a toastable item, said element resting on said support grid and being pivotally connected thereto for movement between a horizontal position and a raised position, means extending outwardly of said grid element for moving same to said raised position, and said casing including abutment means disposed for contact by said outwardly extending means throughout one segment of rotation of said support grid, said abutment means being located at said front opening, whereby upon support grid rotation about said axis said grid element is caused to be moved from said horizontal position to said raised position for delivering the toastable item outwardly of said casing through said front opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.