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Jah. 15',v 1929.

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TOASTER origina Findlay 2.A leas L15/w55 z v to be toasted.

Reissued Jan; 1,5, 1929.

UNITED sfilyif-Esv PATENT OFFICE.

CARL E. SHIELDS, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 ROCK ISLAND MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, .A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TOASTER.

Original No. 1,924,017, dated April 12, 1927, Serial 110,636,061, led May 2, 1923. Application foi reissue led November 30, 1928. Serial No. 322,934.

My invention relates more particularly to toasters'in which the heatis generated by an electric current, although the heat, however,

may be generated by any other desired means.

' The object of my invention is to provide an electric toaster capable of automatically reversing that which is to be toasted when toasted on one side, so as `to present the untoasted side to the`heat-produeing element without manual intervention. y

` Another object of my invention is to pro vide means by which to present the heat unioi'mlyjto the entire surface of that which is The accompanying drawings illustrate my improved toaster, in which Figure 1 is a front view of the toaster with the carrier elevated into the toasting position" Figure 2 is a sectional view of the toaster on line 2-2ot Figure 1; a

Figure 3 is a sectional view, similar to Figure 2, showing that which is to be toasted in the act of reversing, and 1 n Figure 4 lis a sectional view, similar to Figure 2,: showing that which is to be toasted in the'reversed position. The mechanism of the toaster is mounted upon a base 1 and the heat-producing element 2 is secured to the base and proJects upwardly therefromf This heatproducing element is of ordinary construction consisting of the isinglass 3 and conductors 4, Il extending along the face of the isinglass. The conductors 4, 4 of the heat-producing element are connected in circuit in the usual way. The

g Same construction is duplicated on oppositel sides of the heating element, but for the purose of the following description but one side will be considered.

A carrier 5 is hinged to swing toward and away irom'the heat-producing element 2 11'1 the 'usual manner. This carrier 5 has rigidly secured to it a pulling bail 6 which eX- tends angularly and rearwardly from the carrier, and then transversely across the interior of the toaster in' front ot the heat-producing element 2, and in the rear of pendant bars 7, pivotally secured to the top plate of the toaster,A the lower end portions of which move within transverse guiding slots 8 formed in a supporting plate 9 rigidly secured to thesides of the toaster, said plate y being inclined downwardly toward the lower which is to be toasted, and obviates' the necessity of'winding the heat-producing element so as to produce more heat at 'one point of the heat-producing element than at other points to obtain uniform toasting. It is obvious that the supporting plate 9 supports the toaston its bottom edge and against the pivotedpendant bars 7.

It is also manifest that when the hinged carrier 5 is being lowered into open position the bail 6 pulls the free ends yof the reversing` bars forward within their guiding slots 8, which in turn act to slide the bottom portion of that which is to be toasted forward and away from the heat-producing element with a slight upward movement due to the inclination of said plate. Thus as the carrier is low ered, the toast `is projected or kicked from the stationary plate 9 and upon striking the downwardly inclined carrier, slides down upon the carrier with the untoasted side uppermost, as indicated by the dotted linesl in Fig. 3. The pulling bail acting on the pivoted reversing bars pulls'the bottom of that which is to be toasted `forward and away from the heat-producing element, and then since the arms of the pullin bail are bent, these arms engage the edge o the supporting plate 9 thus providing ulcrums upon which the arms turn in the further movement of the carrier, imparting to the pivoted reversing bars a quick accelerated movement as the toast leaves the supporting plate to insure a movement of that which is to be toasted which `oi toasting over the entire surface of that will invariably bring about a complete ren versal.'

It is also apparent that the pendant pivoted reversing bars perform a double function, for they not only serve to hold that which is to be toasted 4parallel in relation to the vertical heat-producing element but they also serve bytheir forward movement in the slots to automatically bring about the reversal.

It Will also be manifest that the reversal is brought about Without the necessity of positioning that which is to be toasted angular-ly relative to the heat-producing element.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A toaster comprising a heating element, a lixed supporting member adjacent the base of said heating element, a movable supporting member normally positioned in substantially parallel relation with said heating element and engaging said xed supporting member for limited movement toward and Jfrom said heating element, a carrier movable to and from said heating element, and means operatively connecting said carrier and inovable supporting member whereby the latter is actuated transversely ol said fixed supporting member.

f2. A-toaster con'iprising a heating element, a fixed supporting member adjacent the base of said heating element, a. movable su p porti ng" member normally positioned parallel with said heating element and engaging said fixed supporting member for predetermined movement transversely thereof from its normal parallel position7 a carrier movable to and from said heating element, and means opera` tively connecting said carrier and movable` ing a lower end portion engaging a slot extending transversely of said supporting plate and terminating adjacent the outer edge thereof, and a carrier hinged adjacent the lixed supporting member and operatively connected with the lower portion of said grill whereby the latter is actuated in the movement ot said carrier.

4. A toaster comprising an upright heating element, a. transverse supporting member adjacent the base of said heating element, a grill 'comprising a plurality of spaced bars pivotally suspended at their upper ends to normally depend in a plane substantially parallel with said heating element and having their lower ends engaging slots extending transversely of said supporting member, a carrier hinged to swing toward and from said heating element, and a bail connected at its ends to said carrier and embracing the lower end portion of said bars.

5. A toaster comprising an upright heating element, a transverse supporting member adjacent the base of said heating element7 a grill comprising a plurality of parallel bars pivotally suspended in a plane substantially parallel to said heating element, a ligged plate adjacent the base of said heating element and provided Wit-h transverse slots extending to the outer endge of said plate engaged by the lower ends of said bars, a carrier hinged `to more toward and from said heating element and a bail connected with said carrier and 4embracing the lower end portions of said bars. A

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 2 day ot November 1928.

CARL E. SHIELDS.

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