Rack Support System For A Cooking Apparatus
AssigneePremier Specialty Brands LLC
InventorAnthony Hardy
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Abstract
The present disclosure comprises inventive systems, methods, and apparatuses for positioning and securing a rack of a cooking apparatus. To that end, an improved support bracket may comprise a support shelf extending generally horizontally relative to a side wall of the cooking apparatus, a guide shelf positioned above the support shelf, and a spring band disposed between the support shelf and the guide shelf. The rack support systems and apparatuses are advantageous because they allow for “automatic” centering and securing of a rack of a cooking apparatus when in use while still allowing easy insertion or removal of the rack by the user.
Claims20
A rack support system configured to position a rack on a side wall of a cooking apparatus, the rack support system comprising:
- a support shelf extending horizontally with respect to a side wall of the cooking apparatus;
- a guide shelf positioned above the support shelf;
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- a spring-biased element positioned between the support shelf and the guide shelf, wherein the spring-biased element is curved with respect to the side wall of the cooking apparatus and is configured to apply a spring force to a side edge of the rack when the rack in inserted between the support shelf and the guide shelf.
A rack support bracket for positioning a rack of a cooking apparatus, the rack support bracket comprising:
- a backplate;
- a support shelf extending perpendicularly from the backplate;
- a guide shelf positioned above the support shelf;
- at least two slots disposed between the support shelf and the guide shelf;
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- a spring-biased element comprising two ends, wherein each end of the spring-biased element is disposed in a respective one of the at least two slots, such that the spring-biased element is curved outwardly from the backplate.
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a pair of opposing side walls;
- a pair of rack support brackets for receiving a rack, wherein each support bracket is affixed to a side wall of the pair of opposing side walls, wherein each support bracket comprises:
- a backplate;
- a support shelf extending perpendicularly from the backplate;
- a guide shelf positioned above the shelf;
- at least two slots disposed between the support shelf and the guide shelf;
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- a spring-biased element comprising two ends, wherein each end of the spring-biased element is disposed in at least one of the at least two slots, such that the spring-biased element is curved outwardly from the backplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.