Oven pan holder and combination of oven pan holder with oven pan

A holding frame for use with a metal foil oven pan of the type having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the upper periphery of the side wall, said frame comprising:

• first and second wire frame sections arranged transversely to each other and being rigidly connected to each other where said sections cross;
• said first frame section having (1) a central support region for supporting the bottom of the oven pan, (2) an upwardly extending arm at each end of the central support region capable of horizontally restraining the oven pan side wall, (3) a peripheral lower engaging member extending horizontally outwardly from each arm to engage the lower surface of said pan rim, and (4) an upper retaining member extending from said lower engaging member for being reversely bent over the top surface of said pan rim to grip said rim between said lower engaging member and said upper retaining member;
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• said second frame section including two separate, but identical, oppositely extending wire pieces connected to said first frame section;
• each said second frame section wire piece including a pair of spaced-apart and generally parallel central support portions disposed in a first plane for supporting the bottom of the oven pan;
• said second frame section wire pieces each including opposite outward ends bent upwardly from said central support portions to form opposite pairs of upwardly extending arm members capable of horizontally restraining the side wall of the oven pan;
• said second frame section wire pieces each further including two outwardly directed re-bent portions that
• (1) each extend from a separate one of said arm members,
• (2) lie in a second plane that is generally parallel to said first plane and that is lower than the top plane of said pan side wall, and
• (3) are connected by a length of wire to form handle means which extend sufficiently outwardly for being gripped when the pan is carried on the frame.

A holding frame for use with a metal foil oven pan of the type having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the upper periphery of the side wall, said frame comprising:

• first and second wire frame sections arranged transversely to each other and being rigidly connected to each other where said sections cross;
• said first frame section having (1) a central support region for supporting the bottom of the oven pan, (2) an upwardly extending arm at each end of the central support region capable of horizontally restraining the oven pan side wall, (3) a peripheral lower engaging member extending horizontally outwardly from each arm to engage the lower surface of said pan rim, and (4) an upper retaining member extending from said lower engaging member for being reversely bent over the top surface of said pan rim to grip said rim between said lower engaging member and said upper retaining member;
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• said second frame section having parallel, spaced-apart wire portions crossing said first frame section at generally right angles, said first and second frame sections being fixedly connected at the points of crossing in a first plane;
• said second frame section wire portions defining a central support region for supporting the oven pan bottom and terminating at opposite ends in double-bent extensions firstly being bent upwardly to define arm members providing lateral restraint for the side wall of the pan and secondly being re-bent outwardly into a plane generally parallel to said first plane;
• said second frame section wire portions having transverse regions integrally joining the re-bent extensions at either end and forming frame handle means therewith for being exposed at opposite sides of the oven pan.

A holding frame for use with a metal foil oven pan of the type having a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the periphery of the bottom, and a rim extending outwardly from the upper periphery of the side wall, said frame comprising:

• first and second wire frame sections arranged transversely to each other and being rigidly connected to each other where said sections cross;
• said first frame section having (1) a central support region for supporting the bottom of the oven pan, (2) an upwardly extending arm at each end of said central support region capable of horizontally restraining the oven pan side wall, (3) a peripheral lower engaging member extending horizontally outwardly from each arm to engage the lower surface of said pan rim, and (4) an upper retaining member extending from said lower engaging member for being reversely bent over the top surface of said pan rim to grip said rim between said lower engaging member and said upper retaining member;
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• said second frame section having (1) a central support region for supporting the bottom of the oven pan, (2) at least one upwardly extending arm at each end of the second frame section central support region capable of horizontally restraining the oven pan side wall, and (3) a handle means at the end of each said second frame section arm extending sufficiently outwardly for being gripped when the pan is carried on the frame.