Anti-tip bracket for an oven appliance

Abstract

A method of operating an oven appliance includes determining that an access control mode is enabled, determining that a period of inactivity has occurred while the access control mode is enabled, activating the access control mode, the access control mode comprising providing a limited user interface input selection, detecting a user interaction with the oven appliance, determining that the user interaction is not in compliance with the access control mode, and implementing a responsive action in response to determining that the user interaction is not in compliance with the access control mode.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the oven appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;   a cooktop positioned at a top of the cabinet and comprising one or more heating elements;   an anti-tip leg extending from a bottom of the cabinet, the anti-tip leg comprising a shaft and a foot; and   an anti-tip bracket configured for receipt of the anti-tip leg to secure the anti-tip leg to a floor, the anti-tip bracket comprising:
 a ramp defined at a front of the anti-tip bracket; 
 an elevated platform defined at a top of the ramp; and 
 a locking flange spaced apart from the elevated platform along the vertical direction, wherein the locking flange defines a groove for receiving the shaft of the anti-tip leg and a foot slot for receiving the foot of the anti-tip leg. 
   
     
     
         2 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the cabinet is seated on a top surface of the locking flange. 
     
     
         3 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the foot is seated on a top surface of the elevated platform of the anti-tip bracket. 
     
     
         4 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip leg is adjustable along the vertical direction, and wherein the oven appliance further comprises:
 a locking feature for temporarily locking the anti-tip leg in a fully inserted position where the anti-tip leg defines a minimum leg height relative to a bottom of the cabinet.   
     
     
         5 . The oven appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the cabinet defines a screw hole and the locking feature is a set screw that is configured for receipt within the screw hole to engage the anti-tip leg and secure the anti-tip leg in a fully inserted position where the anti-tip leg defines a minimum leg height relative to a bottom of the cabinet. 
     
     
         6 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip leg has a fixed height and is not adjustable along the vertical direction. 
     
     
         7 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip leg is one of a plurality of legs of the oven appliance, other legs of the plurality of legs are adjustable between a minimal leg height and a maximum leg height, and wherein a height of the anti-tip leg is shorter than the minimal leg height of the other legs. 
     
     
         8 . The oven appliance of  claim 7 , wherein a height of the elevated platform plus a height of the anti-tip leg is greater than the minimal leg height of the other legs. 
     
     
         9 . The oven appliance of  claim 7 , wherein a height of the locking flange is greater than the minimal leg height of the other legs. 
     
     
         10 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein a slot height of the foot slot is greater than a foot height of the foot. 
     
     
         11 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip leg is a rear leg of the oven appliance. 
     
     
         12 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip leg is a first anti-tip leg for installation on a first rear leg of the oven appliance, the oven appliance further comprising a second anti-tip leg for installation on a second rear leg of the oven appliance. 
     
     
         13 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of apertures are defined through the anti-tip bracket for receiving fasteners that secure the anti-tip bracket to a floor or a wall. 
     
     
         14 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-tip bracket is formed from a single piece of metal. 
     
     
         15 . An anti-tip bracket for securing an oven appliance, the oven appliance defining a vertical direction and comprising a cabinet and an anti-tip leg extending from a bottom of the cabinet, the anti-tip leg comprising a shaft and a foot, the anti-tip bracket comprising:
 a ramp defined at a front of the anti-tip bracket;   an elevated platform defined at a top of the ramp; and   a locking flange spaced apart from the elevated platform along the vertical direction, wherein the locking flange defines a groove for receiving the shaft of the anti-tip leg and a foot slot for receiving the foot of the anti-tip leg.   
     
     
         16 . The anti-tip bracket of  claim 15 , wherein a bottom of the cabinet is seated on a top surface of the locking flange. 
     
     
         17 . The anti-tip bracket of  claim 15 , wherein a bottom of the foot is seated on a top surface of the elevated platform of the anti-tip bracket. 
     
     
         18 . The anti-tip bracket of  claim 15 , wherein the anti-tip leg is one of a plurality of legs of the oven appliance, other legs of the plurality of legs are adjustable between a minimal leg height and a maximum leg height, and wherein a height of the anti-tip leg is shorter than the minimal leg height of the other legs. 
     
     
         19 . The anti-tip bracket of  claim 18 , wherein a height of the elevated platform plus a height of the anti-tip leg is greater than the minimal leg height of the other legs. 
     
     
         20 . The anti-tip bracket of  claim 18 , wherein a height of the locking flange is greater than the minimal leg height of the other legs.