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US 6,883,513 B2Granted
Rack oven and associated rack carrier
AssigneePremark FEG L.L.C.
InventorMichael Bock
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Abstract
A rack oven includes a rack carrier with a main body ant at least one side support connected to the main body for movement between a rack holding position and a rack transfer position. The main body and side support form a rack receiving channel. The side support may be biased into one of the rack holding and the rack transfer positions.
Claims16
A rack oven, comprising:
- a chamber for receiving a rack;
- a door providing access to the chamber;
- and
- a rack carrier for engaging a food product rack, the rack carrier comprising:
- a rotatable output member extending from the top of the chamber,
- a main body connected for rotation with the rotatable output member, the main body and at least one side support defining a rack receiving channel, the side support movably connected with the main body for movement between a rack holding position relative to the main body and a rack transfer position in which the side support is moved at least outward from the main body, the side support biased into one of the rack holding position and the rack transfer position, and at least one stop within the channel for engaging a top portion of a rack to limit its movement into the channel.
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A rack oven, comprising:
- a chamber;
- a door providing access to the chamber;
- and
- a rack carrier engaged with a food product rack, wherein:
- the food product rack includes a top portion with laterally spaced first and second side bars;
- the rack carrier includes a first side support with a lip engaging an underside of the first side bar and a second side support with a lip engaging an underside of the second side bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.