Deborah M. Bryan - Dearborn MI Randall W. Bryan - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
F24C 312
US Classification:
126 42
Abstract:
A protective device (10) useful with an appliance (12) such as a stove or an oven having at least one control knob (14) operatively positioned on a first surface of the appliance, the device (10) comprising: a cover (20), movable between a first position and a second position, for protectively enveloping the control knob when in the first position and for permitting access to the control knob when in the second position; and magnetic material (60) attached to a portion of the cover (20) for causing the first means to tend to be maintained in the first position.