Counter-top electric cooker having a safety shut-off switch
AssigneeHearthware Home Products, Inc.
InventorsJung S. Moon, Heejin Lee, Rong Liu, Kitak Chae
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Abstract
A counter-top electric oven includes a base, an oven housing supported on the base, and a power head detachably connected to the oven housing. The power head includes a heating unit for generating and directing heat into the oven housing. At least one handle is formed on the power head, and a power interrupting device is operatively provided in the handle for disconnecting power to the power head. The power interrupting device is activated when the handle is grasped by a user.
Claims20
A counter-top electric oven, comprising:
- a base;
- an oven housing supported on said base;
- a power head detachably connected to said oven housing and including a heating unit for generating and directing heat into said oven housing;
- at least one handle formed on said power head;
- and,
- means for interrupting power to said power head operatively provided in said at least one handle,
- wherein said power interrupting means is activated when said at least one handle is grasped by a user.
A power head configured and adapted to be detachably attached to a cooking enclosure of an electric counter-top oven for generating and directing heat into the cooking enclosure, said power head comprising:
- a housing having a top side and a bottom side;
- a heating unit provided in said housing for generating and directing heat from said bottom side into the cooking enclosure;
- at least one handle formed on the housing for attaching and detaching said power head onto and from the cooking enclosure;
- and,
- means provided in said handle for interrupting power to said heating unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.