Air-cooled toaster with deflector

In a toaster comprising a base, a housing supported on the base and having sides and an upper surface with an opening defined by the edge of a slot therein, an electrically-heated toasting chamber located below the slot and having an open upper end adjacent the slot such that hot air from the heated chamber flows upward through the slot, and heat retaining means supported on the base outward of the toasting chamber in spaced relation to the housing so as to define an open-ended channel wherein cooling air flows under the force of free convection when the toasting chamber is heated, the cooling air entering the channel through an inlet adjacent the base and likewise exiting through the slot;

• the combination therewith of a member for separation of the cooling air flow out of said channel from the hot air flowing out of said toasting chamber, said member being mounted adjacent the edge of the slot with a projection inward of the toaster relative to said edge and extending by an amount sufficient to effect said separation upon exiting of the cooling air, whereby the temperature of said housing is lowered sufficiently to permit a user to touch said sides and upper surface of the housing at least momentarily without harm.