Oven rack
AssigneeBarson Enterprises, Inc.
InventorRobert J. Bartley
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Abstract
An oven rack has a notch along its periphery. Flat items placed on the rack traversing the notch can be easily removed from the oven without having to first slide the rack from the oven. A handle can be included on the rack to assist in pulling the rack from the oven, if desired.
Claims15
A rack for an oven, said rack, comprising;
- a frame supporting a plurality of bars, said frame having a periphery with at least one notch, said notch measuring from about 3 inches to about 9 inches wide and from about 3 inches to about 9 inches deep allowing adequate room to receive a protected hand of a user, said notch facing a door of said oven, and said notch near the center of said rack, and a handle facing said door of said oven, wherein a flat item having an edge spanning said notch can be removed from said rack without having to pull said rack from said oven.
A method of removing an item from an oven rack, said rack comprising a frame supporting a plurality of bars, said frame having a periphery with at least one notch, said notch measuring from about 3 inches to about 9 inches wide and from about 3 inches to about 9 inches deep allowing adequate room to receive a protected hand of a user, said notch facing a door of said oven, and said notch near the center of said rack, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing said item through said notch;
- and
- (b) removing said item from the rack,
- wherein said item having an edge spanning said notch can be removed from said rack without having to pull said rack from said oven.
A method of removing an item from an oven rack, said rack comprising a frame supporting a plurality of bars, said frame having a periphery with at least one notch, said notch measuring about 5½ inches wide by about 5½ inches deep allowing adequate room to receive a protected hand of a user, said notch facing a door of said oven, and said notch near the center of said rack, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing said item through said notch;
- and
- (b) removing said item from the rack,
- wherein said item having an edge spanning said notch can be removed from said rack without having to pull said rack from said oven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.