Patents Assigned to American Permanent Ware Company
  • Method and apparatus for cooling the exterior of a toaster oven
    Patent number: 6204482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for cooling the exterior of a toaster oven. The toaster oven has a cooking chamber and a product slide within an exterior casing. Outside air is forced into a channel formed between (1) the product slide and the exterior casing and (2) the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing. The forced air is then directed out of the channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: American Permanent Ware Company
    Inventors: Mark J. Smith, Eric Thoreson