Toaster oven with an improved tray to facilitate removal of breadcrumbs

A toaster for toasting food comprising:

• a housing having one or more bread receiving holes and an aperture;
• a bread carriage being positioned in each of said one or more bread receiving holes;
• a first tray being positionable in said aperture, wherein said first tray has a first crumb collecting position and a second crumb removing position;
• and
• a caddy that has a hook disposed on an end of said caddy, wherein said first tray has a tray aperture, and wherein said hook engages said tray aperture for allowing said caddy to move said first tray to said second crumb removing position.

A toaster for toasting food comprising:

• a housing having one or more bread receiving holes and an aperture;
• a bread carriage being positioned in each of said one or more bread receiving holes;
• a first tray being positionable in said aperture, wherein said first tray has a first crumb collecting position and a second crumb removing position;
• and
• a transmission and a motor being operable to drive said transmission to move said first tray from said first crumb collecting position to said second crumb removing position.

The toaster oven for toasting bread comprising

• a housing having an aperture with a plurality of guide rails;
• a heater;
• a first tray being supported on said plurality of guide rails, said first tray having a caddy with a latch, said first tray having a trough being disposed therein, said trough having a sidewall and a base;
• a second removable tray having a receptacle and a rim adjacent to said sidewall for selectively positioning said second tray in said trough;
• and
• a biasing device for selectively engaging said latch to move said first tray to a first crumb collecting position when said first tray is manipulated to a first position and said biasing device disengages said latch to permit said first tray to move to a second crumb removing position when said first tray is manipulated to a second position.

The toaster oven for toasting bread comprising:

• a housing having a rectangular shaped aperture on a lower portion of the toaster oven, said rectangular shaped aperture having a plurality of guide rails on a lateral side of said aperture;
• a heater wire being disposed in the toaster surrounding a bread lowering hole;
• a first tray being guided by said plurality of guide rails, said first tray having a “T” shaped caddy with a member, said member having one or more notches, said first tray having a trough disposed thereon, said trough having a sidewall and a base;
• a removable second tray having a receptacle and a rim, said rim being adjacent to said sidewall for selectively holding said rectangular second tray in said trough;
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• a latch adapted to engage a biasing device to allow said first tray to move to a first crumb collecting position when said first tray is manipulated to a first position and adapted to disengage said biasing device to allow said first tray to move to a second crumb removing position when said first tray is manipulated to a second position.