Abstract: The assembly includes a container having two side walls, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall which define in part an interior. An openable and closable door is provided for selectively providing access to the interior, the door being able to move between closed, intermediate and open positions. There is a first apparatus, connected to the door and the container, for permitting the door to rotate about a first axis of rotation between the closed and intermediate positions. There is also a second apparatus, cooperating with the first apparatus and the door, for providing a second axis of rotation spaced apart from the first axis, and for permitting lateral movement of the first axis and arcuate movement of the door about the second axis to permit the door to move below the bottom wall of the container.

Abstract: A handle assembly for an oven door or the like. The handle assembly comprises a handle grip section and an end cap at each end. The handle grip section is a longitudinally split tubular member. The end caps are capable of mounting the handle grip section in either of two rotative positions 90.degree. apart.

Abstract: Device for mounting a glass pane on an oven door. The glass pane is situated at some distance from the inside face of the door and is fixed thereon, the inside face of said glass pane cooperating with a joint which surrounds the oven aperture to achieve the closure of the latter. The invention finds an application in the manufacture of ovens.

Abstract: A seal for an access door (44) mounted on a combustion chamber of a fluid heater includes a gasket pad (56) that is sealed to the interior surface of the door (52) by adhesive material. The gasket pad is secured to the door by first applying adhesive material to the interior surface of the door and the gasket pad. Thereafter, the gasket pad is attached to the coated area on the door covered by adhesive material.

Abstract: An improvement in a conversion insert for an existing fireplace cavity of the type having a back wall and outwardly diverging lateral walls providing an access opening. The insert has the normal sheet metal housing with a face plate extending transversely outwardly from the side walls of the housing to form a closure over the access opening in the fireplace. In the improvement, the spaced side walls diverge outwardly from the sheet metal rear wall of the housing to form a relatively large charging opening spaced from the fireplace cavity itself. In addition, there is provided an outwardly protruding convex, exposed front wall extending across the front of the large charging opening to the spaced edges of the face plate so as to block the face plate from view and to create relatively large compartments for blowers and other accessories.

Abstract: The specification discloses a window assembly for an analytical furnace enabling the window to be readily and easily removed and reinstalled to facilitate servicing of the window. The assembly includes a one-piece fused silica housing having concentric inner and outer tube portions. The outer tube portion defines a transverse slot through which a window is inserted to overlie an end of the inner tube. A spring is included to bias the window into engagement with the inner tube to reduce airflow and heat loss therebetween.

Abstract: An improved oven seal arrangement is provided comprising an elongated flexible seal having retainer and seal portions. A channel or gap is formed in one of the oven front or oven door for receiving the retainer portion and the seal portion is captured between the oven door and the oven front.

Abstract: Commercial baking oven with sliding doors; the doors are mounted closely parallel by cylindrical shoes of low friction material fitted to the door bottoms, the shoes slide in a plurality of equidistant bottom vee tracks, the upper part of the doors being located by guide shoes of a low friction material operating in an upper track; heat retaining lips mounted on door edges abut when the doors are closed; a heat retaining zee strip is mounted between the cylindrical shoes; the vee track is shorter than the fully closed measurement of the doors so debris is forced out of the vee track as doors are open and closed.

Abstract: A seal for an access door (44) mounted on a combustion chamber of a fluid heater includes a gasket pad (56) that is sealed to the interior surface of the door (52) by adhesive material. The gasket pad is secured to the door by first applying adhesive material to the interior surface of the door and the gasket pad. Thereafter, the gasket pad is attached to the coated area on the door covered by adhesive material.

Abstract: An improved door seal for oven doors and the like comprising a seal having a length substantially greater than its width, having a retaining hook operably secured to each end of said seal by means of eyelets, the door having at least two spaced apart apertures between which the seal is extended by insertion of the respective retainer hooks into respective apertures. The seal may be made of an elastomeric material and the door apertures may be disposed in a manner that the seal is stretched in tension between them by said retaining hooks. More than one seal may be used, with the door seal having a multiplicity of pairs of apertures, to create a U-shaped seal or whatever desired design is selected.

Abstract: An oven door in which the top section or member of the door frame has a forward extension that serves as a door handle. End caps are secured to the door frame at the ends of the top frame member and cover and conceal the mitered corners at the top of the door. In a second embodiment the door frame has a bar-type handle.

Abstract: A space heating stove of the solid fuel burning type has a combustion chamber formed of wall means including a wall or walls each formed of sheet metal and being of an irregular nonplanar configuration only in a medial portion thereof for defining a concavo-convex area therein capable of expansion and contraction under heating and cooling conditions thereof to aid in controlling distortion of such wall or walls of the combustion chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus to transfer heat to a product is disclosed. In one arrangement, the apparatus includes a cabinet which forms a product input port, a product output port and a product support means including a conveyor in the cabinet for transporting the product from the input port to the output port while heat is transferred to the product. Products can be accessed while on the conveyor, including putting products on the conveyor and taking products off the conveyor so that the length of time that a product is heated can be varied while maintaining a substantially constant conveyor speed. One arrangement includes a side loading door for putting products on the conveyor, taking them off of the conveyor and manipulating the products while on the conveyor so that the ordinary heating cycle is altered. The loading door includes a panel hingedly connected to the bottom edge of the opening, movable about an axis of rotation between a closed position and an open position internal to the cabinet.

Abstract: A log-burning stove having a stove door with an angled plate element secured thereto, the top portion of the plate element deflecting combustion gases inwardly to the combustion chamber, and the lower portion deflecting draft air inwardly and downwardly into the combustion chamber, the plate element also forming a log-support and log-sliding surface.

Abstract: Door structure is provided for a wood-burning stove which is less susceptible to warping in use than a conventional flanged stove door opening. The door opening is formed by a process of cold drawing or extruding a rounded lip or flange which is integral with the stove front plate. Internal door structure provides angulation of the door with respect to the stove front plate.

Abstract: An open hearth oven having an opening at the front thereof is provided with a shield arrangement for shielding against escape through the oven opening of infrared radiation emitted by radiating elements within the oven chamber. The shielding structure permits the introduction of objects into the oven chamber for being heated therein by infrared radiation while reflecting radiation back into the oven chamber. The shielding is configured and positioned for allowing introduction and removal of the objects without movement or removal of the shielding. Yet it is swingably mounted for being swung upwardly to a retracted position for facilitating access to the oven chamber through the opening. The shielding may be lowered in the retracted position but is selectively released to swing to the radiation blocking position as by use of a peel, such as utilized for handling of food products. The shielding is also readily removable from the oven, such as for cleaning.

Abstract: A convertible door for wood stoves and the like having a central opening therein. A pair of interchangeable panels are provided which are dimensioned to substantially cover said opening; one of said panels being opaque, the other being transparent. Each of the panels is detachably mountable on the rear surface of the door to thereby provide selectively opaque or transparent covers for said opening.

Abstract: A microwave oven having the control panel mounted on the door. The control panel includes a plurality of pushbutton switches for the user to push to control the speed, time, etc. for variable cooking in the microwave oven. The switches communicate to an electronic controller also mounted on the door. The controller converts user input into signals that control the various operating components of the oven, such as the magnetron. The controller is connected with these components via a flexible printed circuit cable which bridges the space between the door and the oven near or through the hinge area of the oven.

Abstract: The specification discloses an electric oven control panel pivotally mounted on extensible arms. In an operational position, the control panel is supported flush against the oven with a gasket on the lower edge of the control panel engaging the front oven surface to prevent cooking fumes and gases from entering the control panel. In a service position, the control panel is pulled forward on the extensible arms away from the front oven surface and is rotated to a predetermined angle from its vertical position. Flanges on the panel engage the arms to limit rotation.

Abstract: An oven door stretch gasket which comprises an extruded length of silicone rubber having a relatively short hooked metal insert adhered to the interior of the ends thereof. The insert is adhered by means of room temperature vulcanizing silicone rubber cement. The hook ends are adapted to be engaged in apertures which are provided at the corners of an oven chamber in a stretching action, the openings being spaced apart somewhat more than the unstretched distance between the hook ends. To install or remove the gasket it must be stretched.The invention herein is concerned with a structure which will provide a more tenacious adherence between the insert and the length of gasket.

Abstract: A free-standing unit for heating air in a U-shaped channel surrounding a fire box having a pair of spaced vertical vents for directing the heated forced air to converge in front of the fire box opening to limit air flow towards said openings. Mesh in the vertical vents directs the forced air downward to be combined with the hot forced air from a bottom horizontal vent. A baffle plate depending from the top of the fire-box adjacent the flue port and an opening along the top of the doors ignite the gases adjacent the top and directs some gases back into the fire. By forcing heated air at a low level and drawing cool air from a high level, the air being heated is of a uniform temperature. A hood extending along the top edge of the fire box opening diverts exiting gases back into the fire box. A thermostatically controlled blower creates the forced air and cools the fire box walls.

Abstract: A decorator panel construction is provided which utilizes removable and replaceable decorative panel inserts. A support panel holds these panel inserts between forwardly projecting upper and lower horizontal flanges. The panel inserts are further retained on the support panel by a pair of vertically extending elongated side channels secured to the support panel. The subassembly of support panel, panel insert and side channels, is secured to the appliance door by fasteners not visible from the front or sides of the appliance.

Abstract: A heater including a fire enclosure, such as a fireplace, has side walls each of which includes spaced walls which define a passageway for circulation of room air and is provided with recesses adjacent to the fire enclosure and extending into the room air passageways. In a preferred embodiment, the fire enclosure doors are mounted in the compartments and are provided with a unique mounting and handle by which a particular door may be selected and moved to a closed position in front of the fire enclosure opening.

Abstract: An oven door seal of elastomeric material having metal hooks at the ends for mounting it on the door, which hooks are permanently fastened to flanges on the elastomeric material by a crimping operation.

Abstract: A furnace is provided which is capable of heating a circulating current of air by heat produced from the combustion of either solid or fluid fuel. The furnace is constructed with two separate combustion compartments and a surrounding chamber for circulation of the air to be heated. By means of temperature sensor and control means, the fluid fuel supply is stopped when adequate heat is being produced from the solid fuel. The furnace is adapted to heat remotely located rooms by means of conduits which transport air heated within said chamber. The room in which the furnace is located is heated by the front of said furnace by radiation and convectively heated contiguous air. The compartment which combusts solid fuel is provided with a door on the rear of said furnace, thereby permitting wood to be entered into said compartment from outside the room or building in which said furnace is situated.

Abstract: The specification discloses an oven with an outer oven body and an inner oven liner disposed within the body in a spaced apart relationship to provide a space between the body and the liner. Both the body and the liner include open ends facing in the same direction. A removable panel is attached to cover the space between the liner and body. A flexible gasket is clamped between the liner open end and the panel for providing support for the liner and for engaging the oven door to form a seal between the door and the liner.

Abstract: A radiant heater for burning firewood and the like to heat a living space such as a mobile home or house including an enclosure with a combustion compartment for the burning of the firewood placed in the combustion compartment, a flue pipe positioned outside the living space, an exhaust pipe extending through a wall of the living space and connecting the combustion compartment with the flue pipe, an outside air inlet having an opening to the outside wall surrounding the portion of the exhaust pipe extending through the wall to permit the exterior air coming through the inlet to cool the exhaust pipe and prevent overheating of the wall adjacent the exhaust pipe, an air passageway connecting the air inlet compartment with the combustion chamber, a thermostatically controlled damper in the passageway to control the rate of flow of air to the combustion compartment to achieve a desired heat output thereby providing a thermostatically controlled wood burning radiant heater which utilizes only outside air and autom

Abstract: A fire door assembly for providing access to an enclosed space such as a furnace, fireplace, duct, tank or cistern including a movable flap having peripheral portions which can be positioned flush against a wall so as to close an access opening. A gasket or seal is provided along the access opening on the face of the outer wall.

Abstract: A baking oven has a flame tube defining a baking chamber and a charging opening oriented in a vertical plane; a door for opening and closing the charging opening; a rail structure secured to the door and extending into the oven externally of the flame tube for providing a sliding support for the door for sliding movement in a horizontal direction towards and away from the charging opening. The door is horizontally divided into a lower door portion and an upper door portion. The upper portion is pivotally attached to the lower door portion to provide for a swinging motion of the upper door portion from an upright orientation in an arcuate vertical direction away from the charging opening.

Abstract: A log-burning stove which contains a full refractory firebox, the stove designed to permit the easy insertion of large, economical, wood logs, particularly green logs, which stove comprises a shell defining a combustion chamber, the combustion chamber fully lined with refractory material, and having an entrance and a full-length loading door adapted to permit the easy introduction of logs into the combustion chamber, the door adapted to move between a closed, upright, sealed position and an open supporting position extending generally laterally from the lower portion of the entrance opening, the door containing roller means on the internal surface thereof which provides for the lateral movement of a large log thereon which permits the positioning of the log adjacent the center of the entrance, whereby, after said positioning of the log adjacent the opening, the log may be moved inwardly through the entrance and into the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus employing a purging device.In the apparatus, an exhaust gas which is produced from food being cooked in a cooking chamber is passed through the purging device and is exhausted to the exterior of the chamber at a temperature of 130.degree. C or at a discharge rate of higher than 0.5 m/sec thereby being purged sufficiently.

Abstract: An oven door has a movable shield for covering its window during a self-cleaning cycle of an oven. The door includes apparatus for automatically raising and lowering the shield to and from a window covering position as the oven door is raised and lowered, improved track system for controlling and guiding the shield movement within the door and improved locking means for locking the oven door shut only when the shield is in its window covering position.

Abstract: A wood burning stove has a fire chamber with an opening surrounded by a jamb, and a door having a pair of hooklike hinge rods is hinged to a hearth plate and is removable. The door has a gasket and, when, closed, the latches clamp the gasket against the jamb.

Abstract: A door construction for a cabinet such as an ice maker cabinet. The door includes a panel which is reinforced by a framework, with a portion of the door being clamped between a portion of the framework and a support rail. Hinge pins are provided on the cabinet and the door is supported on the pins solely by the rails at opposite sides of the door in the selective positioning of the door in both open and closed positions. The door is adapted for facilitated installation and removal for facilitated servicing of the ice maker. The door manipulating handle is effectively connected to the mounting rails through the clamped door portion. A front decorative panel is secured to the door by side trim elements sandwiched between the side rails and the inner door panel.

Abstract: A pneumatic gasket adapted to be used in an oven door construction in which the door is adapted to be sealed to an oven surface when the door is closed. The gasket is an elongate extensile elastomeric member with first and second sections. The second section is a hollow member which is sealed at its ends or at other desired locations, the space between each of these sealed points forming a hollow air chamber of substantial volume which will expand when exposed to the temperatures produced by an operating oven. The second section may be sealed to produce the air chambers by adhesives such as a room temperature vulcanizing adhesive or by mechanical means. The second section may be a coextensive flap hingedly secured along one edge of the first section. The gaskets have means connected to the first sections removably to secure them to the oven surface to hold them in place between the oven and the door, while allowing them easily to be removed to replace them or to clean the oven.

Abstract: A pyrolytic self-cleaning oven includes means for heating a thermally insulated oven muffle to a temperature of about 400.degree. to 500.degree. C. to clean the walls thereof by pyrolysis. In order to facilitate the pyrolytic self cleaning action and to reduce the overall time of high heat application to the oven muffle to effect that cleaning, the coldest regions of the muffle, including the inner surface of the access door and narrow zones of the muffle walls immediately surrounding the muffle access opening and the air inlets to the muffle, are provided with a coating of catalytic enamel capable of withstanding the pyrolytic cleaning temperature.

Abstract: There is disclosed a microwave oven comprising a casing structure which defines a substantially triangular sectioned cavity and a hingedly supported door formed with a substantially triangular sectioned cavity. The cavity of the casing structure cooperates with the cavity of the hingedly supported door to define a complete heating chamber of substantially cubic body. The door is hinged at the top edge to the front edge of the top wall member of the casing structure.

Abstract: A microwave oven comprising a cubical casing with front edges of its side walls cut diagonally at an angle and with its top wall made much shorter than the lower wall for hingedly supporting a door slantwise at the front edge of the top wall. The door is provided with a see-through observation window of triangular cross section projecting outwardly from its surface, so that the inner surface of the window forms part of the heating room together with the casing upon closure of the door, while an object being heated in the oven is readily observed through the window from various angles during cooking without requiring any separate illuminating source.

Abstract: An oven door of sheet metal construction having cooling air channels which allow room air to pass up through the door. An elongated door handle is mounted across the top portion of the front face of the door. The handle has a base portion attached to the door and an elevated gripping portion extending above the top edge of the door and spaced away from the door by a plurality of spaced strut members to allow cooling air to pass up behind the gripping portion. The elevated gripping portion serves as both an upward hot air deflector and as a shielding means to prevent touching areas adjacent the top edge of the door.