Fryer basket lift

An apparatus for raising and lowering a cooking basket into a deep-fat fryer, wherein the fryer includes a tub having a bottom wall and side walls, each side wall having an upper edge, the apparatus comprising, a basket support and a lift means, said basket support being connected to said lift means, said lift means including a moveable bracket, at least one guide element for guiding said moveable bracket vertically within the tub of the fryer, said guide element including a pair of opposing generally "U" shaped track elements, said moveable bracket including a plate having outer edge portions receivable within said opposing track elements, a timed lift mechanism, means for connecting said moveable bracket to said timed lift mechanism, said lift mechanism including motor means for selectively raising and lowering said moveable bracket and said basket support relative to the fryer tub when the basket support is positioned therein, means for deactivating said motor means when said moveable bracket is in a first position wherein said basket support is lowered into the tub of the fryer and for deactivating said motor means when said moveable bracket is in a second position when said basket support is elevated with respect to said first position, and said means for connecting said moveable bracket to said timed lift mechanism including a cable having a first end connected to said moveable bracket and a second end connected to said timed lift mechanism.