Oven rack system having cutout area and insert rack
US6349717B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C15/16
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rack system for an oven wherein the oven includes an oven cavity having top, bottom, rear and side walls, the side walls including a plurality of support runners arranged as associated pairs on the side walls of the oven cavity. The oven cavity has an open frontal portion and an associated width defined by the lateral distance spanning the side walls. The rack system including a lower rack having a width substantially equal to the width of the oven cavity such that the upper rack may be supported by one of the runner pairs provided on the side wall of the oven cavity. An upper rack assembly is provided having a width substantially equal to the width of the oven cavity, the upper rack being supported on one of the runner pairs provided on the side wall of the oven cavity. The upper rack includes a main rack and an insert rack. The main rack has a width substantially equal to the width of the oven cavity and has a platform area and a cutout area. The insert rack has an area substantially equal to the cutout area and is adapted to removably attach to the main rack and fit within the cutout area. The insert rack may be removed from the main rack such that large items having a height …
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