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US 4,051,838 AGranted
Oven rack
OwnerCheryl Pinckneyinventor
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Abstract
An oven having a slidable rack. A handle is connected to the rack and projects exteriorly of the oven for movement in an elongated slot in an oven side wall. Movement of the handle in the slot will enable the rack to be slid into and out of the oven chamber without touching the rack. Cooperating pins on the rack and the oven cover pivot the cover to an open position as the rack is slid forwardly by its handle to a stop position wherein the pins return to an abutting relationship to limit further movement of the rack.
Claims2
An oven comprising:
- an oven chamber having a side wall,
- at least one rack slidably mounted in said oven chamber,
- an elongated slot in said side wall,
- a handle connected said rack extending through said sidewall and slidable within said elongated slot to slide said rack into and out of said oven chamber,
- a cover pivotally mounted on said oven adapted to close said oven chamber, and
- cooperating means mounted on said rack and cover for pivoting said cover to open said oven chamber in response to said rack being slid out of said oven chamber,
- said cooperating means including:
- a downwardly extending push pin fixed to said rack, and
- a bracket on said cover having a kick pin in abutment with said push pin when said rack is fully housed within said oven chamber and when said rack is at its furthermost extension out of said oven chamber in which position said kickpin serves as a stop restraining further movement of said rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.