Emergency condition and door ajar alarm for appliances

A combination appliance alarm system for providing indications that a door of the appliance has been left ajar and for indicating an emergency condition within the appliance, comprising:

• a first "door" switch means positioned so as to be deactivated when said door of said appliance is closed and to be activated when said door of said appliance is open;
• a second "help" switch means, said "help" switch means positioned within an interior space of said appliance, said "help" switch capable of being manually toggled from a normally deactivated position to an activated position;
• a first visual indicator means;
• a second visual indicator means;
• an audio indicator means;
• electronic control circuitry, said electronic control circuitry capable of detecting a deactivated or activated condition of said first switch means and of said second switch means, said electronic control circuitry comprising;
• means for illuminating said first visual indicator means;
• means for illuminating said second visual indicator means;
• first means for triggering said audio indicator means;
• second means for triggering said audio indicator means;
• wherein said first visual indicator means and said audio indicator means are illuminated and triggered respectively by activation of said first "door" switch means, and said second visual indicator means and said central audio indicator means are illuminated and triggered respectively by activation of said second "help" switch means;
• and
• timer circuitry capable of delaying said triggering of said a audio indicator means a preset period of time from said activation of said first "door" switch means.