US2021180798A1PendingUtilityA1

Oven rack

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Assignee: MIDDLEBY MARSHALL INCPriority: Dec 11, 2019Filed: Nov 23, 2020Published: Jun 17, 2021
Est. expiryDec 11, 2039(~13.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Christian Matthew Yungbluth
F24C 15/162F24C 15/16
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Abstract

An oven rack frame may include a front portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a rear portion. The first side portion may have a first corner shape that extends from an edge of the front portion. The second side portion may have the first corner shape that extends from an opposite edge of the front portion. The first and second side portions may have the same corner shape that extends from each edge of the front portion. The first side portion may have a second corner shape that extends from an edge of the rear portion, with the second side portion having the same second corner shape, extending from an opposite edge of the rear portion. The first and second side portions may have the same or different corner shapes that extend from each edge of the rear portion.

Claims

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We claim: 
     
         1 . A rack for an oven comprising:
 a frame including a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion having a first corner shape that extends from a first edge of the front portion, and a second side portion having the first corner shape that extends from a second edge of the front portion, the first side portion having a second corner shape that extends from a first edge of the rear portion and the second side portion having the second corner shape that extends from a second edge of the rear portion;   a plurality of first rods extending between the first side portion and the second side portion; and   a plurality of second rods extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the plurality of second rods attached perpendicularly to the plurality of first rods,   wherein the first corner shape is different shape from the second corner shape.   
     
     
         2 . The rack of  claim 1 , wherein the first corner shape is an arcuate shape and the second corner shape is a corner shape. 
     
     
         3 . The rack of  claim 2 , wherein the arcuate shape has a radius that is larger than a radius of the corner shape. 
     
     
         4 . The rack of  claim 3 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is between 1.0 inches and 3.0 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The rack of  claim 4 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is between 2.0 inches and 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The rack of  claim 5 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is 2.25 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The rack of  claim 1 , further comprising a support member that is attached to the rear portion, wherein at least one part of the support member is inverted triangle shaped. 
     
     
         8 . The rack of  claim 1 , wherein at least one part of the first side portion is inverted triangle shaped, and at least one part of the second side portion is inverted triangle shaped. 
     
     
         9 . The rack of  claim 1 , wherein the rack is coated with a temperature resistant material. 
     
     
         10 . An oven comprising:
 a cooking chamber comprising a bottom surface; and   an oven rack configured to rest within the cooking chamber and to slide partially out of the cooking chamber when an oven door is opened and slide completely within the cooking chamber, the oven rack comprising a frame including a front portion, a rear portion, a first side portion having a first corner shape that extends from a first edge of the front portion, and a second side portion having the first corner shape that extends from a second edge of the front portion, the first side portion having a second corner shape that extends from a first edge of the rear portion and the second side portion having the second corner shape that extends from a second edge of the rear portion,   wherein the first corner shape is different shape from the second corner shape.   
     
     
         11 . The oven of  claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of first rods that extend between the first side portion and the second side portion and a plurality of second rods that extend between the front portion and the rear portion, the plurality of second rods attached perpendicularly to the plurality of first rods. 
     
     
         12 . The oven of  claim 10 , wherein the first corner shape is an arcuate shape and the second corner shape is a corner shape. 
     
     
         13 . The oven of  claim 12 , wherein the arcuate shape has a radius that is larger than a radius of the corner shape. 
     
     
         14 . The oven of  claim 13 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is between 1.0 inches and 3.0 inches. 
     
     
         15 . The oven of  claim 14 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is between 2.0 inches and 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         16 . The oven of  claim 15 , wherein the radius of the arcuate shape is 2.25 inches. 
     
     
         17 . The oven of  claim 10 , wherein the oven door is hingedly attached to a surface of the oven and is pivotable to selectively open and close to access the cooking chamber, wherein pivoting to oven door in a closing direction causes contact between the oven door and the first side portion of the oven rack when the oven rack is disposed partially outside of the cooking chamber, wherein the oven door applies a force to the first side portion of the oven rack to urge the oven rack to slide into the cooking chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The oven of  claim 17 , wherein the force to the first side portion includes a vector component that is directed toward a rear wall of the cooking chamber and a second vector component that is directed to a sidewall of the cooking chamber that is opposite a side that supports the oven door. 
     
     
         19 . The oven of  claim 10 , further comprising a support member that is attached to the rear portion, wherein at least one part of the support member is inverted triangle shaped. 
     
     
         20 . The oven of  claim 10 , wherein at least one part of the first side portion is inverted triangle shaped, and at least one part of the second side portion is inverted triangle shaped. 
     
     
         21 . The oven of  claim 10 , wherein the rack is coated with a temperature resistant material. 
     
     
         22 . The oven of  claim 10 , wherein the first corner shape and the second corner shape each is a straight-line shape.

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