Abstract: An outdoor grill having two food warming racks which are pivotally mounted in the upper housing member of the grill enclosure and which are interconnected to each other and to the lower housing member by links for supporting said racks in spaced parallel relation as the upper housing member is moved between its open and closed positions.

Abstract: A mirror for domestic use in the bathroom or kitchen having electric heating means in the form of a resistance heater having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance and being an elongated cable supported by a molded plastic member in direct contact with the rear surface of the mirror.

Abstract: A mechanical interval timer and method of manufacturing same including an adjustable bearing permitting adjustment of the space between the escape wheel and the escape lever disc to obtain an accurate timing rate through precalibration of one sample made from a selected group of parts for the timer.

Abstract: A brush assembly for a commutator type electrical machine includes a biasing spring for biasing a carbon brush toward a commutator. The brush assembly also includes a brush guide having a passageway portion formed to guide the carbon brush. A spring retainer is slidingly received within the brush guide and is disposed between the carbon brush and the biasing spring. An enlarged portion of the spring retainer cooperates with an annular shoulder formed within the brush guide to form a stop surface to limit rectilinear movement of the spring retainer within the brush guide and consequently the biasing spring when the brush is substantially worn out.

Abstract: A variable steam flow assembly for a steam iron includes a metering valve which does not depend on axial movement of a valve member with respect to a valve seat to control the steam flow rate, as in conventional metering valves, thus allowing the steam flow rate to be more accurately controlled. The metering valve includes a cylindrical gasket having a transverse bore disposed intermediate the ends. Longitudinal bores between each end of the gasket and the transverse bore define a plurality of flow passageways through the valve. A valving member is rotatably received in the transverse bore. Rotation of the valving member allows various flow passageways to be selected. The valving member is mechanically coupled to a steam flow control knob disposed on the exterior of the steam iron housing. The steam flow control knob is provided with a plurality of detent positions to allow a finite number of flow rates to be selected.