Safety device for an oven

Abstract

A safety device for an oven that prevents the oven from tipping over when weight is applied to an oven door. The safety device includes a base member that is connected to a pivoting member by a pivot connection. The pivoting member includes a threaded adjustable member and a tubular receiving member, wherein the adjustable member is telescopically coupled to the receiving member. A locking washer is coupled to the adjustable member for holding the adjustable member in place relative to the receiving member.

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       7 . An oven, comprising:
 an oven housing with a pivotally coupled oven door;   a safety device connected to the oven door for aiding in prevention of the oven from tipping over when weight is applied to the oven door; the safety device includes a base member coupled to the oven door, the base member is connected to a pivoting member by a pivot connection; the pivoting member includes a threaded adjustable member and a tubular receiving member, wherein the adjustable member is telescopically coupled to the receiving member.   
   
   
       8 . The oven as defined in  claim 7 , wherein two of the safety devices are connected to the oven door. 
   
   
       9 . The oven as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the base member includes a series of apertures through which attachment mechanisms may be passed for securing the safety device to an oven door. 
   
   
       10 . The oven as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the base member includes three apertures. 
   
   
       11 . The oven as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the attachment mechanisms are screws. 
   
   
       12 . The oven as defined in  claim 7 , wherein a bottom of the adjustable member includes a removable protective cap that engages a floor when an oven door is in an open position. 
   
   
       13 . The oven as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the adjustable member includes external threading shaped and dimensioned to allow the adjustable member to be screwed into or out of an inner shaft of the tubular receiving member.