Automated rack fryer basket lift

An automatic rack lifting system for a deep fryer, the rack lifting system comprising:

• a motor box with at least one motor driver actuator adapted to actuate the rack lifting system between an up position and a down position;
• a first piston and a second piston, the at least one motor driver actuator coupled to a first end of the first piston and a first end of the second piston;
• a first lift arm removably coupled to a second end of the first piston and a second lift arm removably coupled to a second end of the second piston, wherein the first and second lift arms extend horizontally towards a first end of the deep fryer;
• the first lift arm and the second lift arm each including a u-shaped projection;
• a carrier assembly including a first carrier arm removably coupled to the u-shaped projection of the first lift arm and a second carrier arm removably coupled to the u-shaped projection of the second lift arm, and a traveler coupled to the first carrier arm and the second carrier arm;
• an actuation support structure removably coupled to the deep fryer, the actuation support structure including a first track and a second track for maintaining a vertical orientation of the automatic rack lifting system during actuation;
• the traveler adapted to travel along the actuation support structure during actuation;
• and
• a cooking rack removably coupled to the carrier assembly.