Oven rack system having cutout area and insert rack

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6349717
SERIAL NO

09680379

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

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 greater than the vertical distance between the lower an upper rack may be accommodated.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 NORTH M-63 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayba, Franklin P Zephyrhills, FL 2 39
Offutt, Carl R Loudon, TN 3 56
Schatz, Steven M Tipp City, OH 3 35
Thompson, Joseph E Tipp City, OH 12 286

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation