Ware rack for supporting wares and related warewash machine and methods

A ware rack for holding wares to be washed in a chamber of a warewash machine, comprising:

• a rack base having first, second, third and fourth sides, the first and second sides running in a first rack direction and located opposite each other and the third and fourth sides running in a second rack direction and located opposite each other;
• a wire form unit extending from the base, the wire form unit comprising:
• a first side wire support raised above the rack base and running substantially along the first side of the rack base in the first rack direction;
• a second side wire support raised above the rack base and running substantially along the second side of the rack base in the first rack direction;
• and
• a first tray loading station running between the first side wire support and the second side wire support, the first tray loading station comprising:
• a first upper wire support extending laterally between the first side wire support and the second side wire support, substantially in the second rack direction, and having a primary segment raised above the first side wire support and the second side wire support;
• a first lower wire support extending laterally between the first side wire support and the second side wire support, substantially in the second rack direction;
• a second lower wire support extending laterally between the first side wire support and the second side wire support, substantially in the second rack direction;
• wherein at least one of the first lower wire support or the second lower wire support is offset, in the first rack direction, from the first upper wire support to form a tray receiving region therebetween;
• wherein both the first lower wire support and the second lower wire support are offset, in the first rack direction, from the first upper wire support, and the second lower wire support is positioned vertically beneath the first lower wire support;
• and
• wherein the wire form unit lacks any wire support structure vertically above and in alignment with the first lower wire support.