Tortilla toaster-like warmer appliance
OwnerAlberto Trevinoinventor
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Abstract
A tortilla warming appliance for warming one or more tortillas in a manner similar to a toaster. The tortilla warming appliance comprises a collapsible tortilla cage for each tortilla and a push-down, pop-up, arc-shaped cradle assembly slidably coupled in a respective tortilla cage. The cradle assembly has a concave center section, which defines an arc that approximates a curved perimeter edge of the tortilla. Furthermore, the width of the front and back tortilla cage wall is greater than the diameter of a commercially available tortilla.
Claims17
A tortilla warming appliance for warming a tortilla comprising:
- a collapsible tortilla cage having front and back tortilla cage walls;
- heater element walls juxtaposed to the front and back tortilla cage walls having a plurality of heater elements affixed thereto;
- and,
- a push-down, pop-up, arc-shaped cradle assembly which is slidably coupled between the front and back tortilla cage walls and has a concave center section with a top concaved edge, which defines an arc which approximates a curved perimeter edge of the tortilla and has integral therewith a “V”-shaped cradle radiating therefrom.
A tortilla warming appliance for warming at least one tortilla comprising:
- at least one tortilla cage having front and back tortilla cage walls;
- heater element walls juxtaposed to the front and back tortilla cage walls having a plurality of heater elements affixed thereto;
- and,
- at least one push-down, pop-up, arc-shaped cradle assembly which is slidably coupled between the front and back tortilla cage walls and has a concave center section, which defines an arc which approximates a curved perimeter edge of the tortilla and wherein the width of the front and back tortilla cage wall is greater than the diameter of a tortilla.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.