Abstract: A timed safety device is connected to the gas or electrical supply line of a kitchen appliance. The timed safety device includes a timer, a voltage transformer, and a shutoff device that is connected to the supply power line for the appliance. The shutoff device is controlled by the timer, which is powered by the voltage transformer and is set by a user to a predefined time period before turning on the appliance. When the pre-set timer period expires, the shutoff device cuts off the supply of gas or electrical power to the appliance.

Abstract: A radiant heater comprising a plurality of individual heating elements depending from a pair of spaced apart parallel dielectric members and electrically connected to bus bars that are secured along one longitudinal edge of the dielectric members. The individual heating elements are arranged in a side-by-side relationship along the dielectric members but spaced apart so that air blown downwardly towards the heating elements is heated thereby and passes between and around the heating elements towards a surface to be heated.