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A toaster/heater assembly for toasting and heating food products has a housing containing a frame, and a heating chamber having a toaster/heater ensemble which heats two compartments of the chamber. The ensemble has a middle unit and two side units, each of which are divided into two insulating boar

A toaster/heater assembly for toasting and heating food products has a housing containing a frame, and a heating chamber having a toaster/heater ensemble which heats two compartments of the chamber. The ensemble has a middle unit and two side units, each of which are divided into two insulating boards having side edges with nibs separated by notches. A pair of lower terminals are spaced from each other and connected to ends of a heating element. For the side units, the heating element winds from a terminal around the nibs and notches of one board section to then cross to the other board section to likewise wind, so that almost all of the strands of the element face a heating compartment. The middle unit heating element winds through the notches and nibs and crosses to the other board section and likewise winds about it so that heat radiates from both of its sides to two different compartments. The boards have food guides, such as rods, extending from mounts about the top and bottom of the boards to space the food products from the heating elements. Lugs extend from the bottom mounts to fit in corresponding frame openings. Lugs extend from the sides of the mount plate into corresponding frame fittings. The units can be handled by grasping the food guides. The frame has an activating switch aligned with part of a carriage for the units to be activated by the carriage part upon descending.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.](a) a housing;(b) a frame within the housing;(c) a toaster/heater unit mounted in association with a frame, the toaster/heater unit comprising a board of insulating material having a bottom and a top, and a first side and a second side;(d) the toaster/heater unit comprising

[What is claimed is:] [1.](a) a housing;(b) a frame within the housing;(c) a toaster/heater unit mounted in association with a frame, the toaster/heater unit comprising a board of insulating material having a bottom and a top, and a first side and a second side;(d) the toaster/heater unit comprising a heating element mounted in association with the board for radiating heat toward food products placed within the housing; the heating element having first and second ends;(e) the toaster/heater unit comprising a food guide associated with the element board, the food guide having a first end and a second end, means for mounting the first end of the guide in association with the board and means for mounting the second end of the guide in association with the board, the guide being shaped to project outwardly from its mounting in association with the board to be spaced from the surface of the board and spaced from the heating element to help prevent bread or other food placed within the frame from contacting the heating element while allowing radiant heat emitted from the heating element to pass around it to strike against food products placed in the frame.