Extendable oven rack assembly

Abstract

An extendable oven rack assembly includes an oven rack adapted for positioning in an oven cavity. The rack is supported on two telescoping extension slides shaped for being received in support slots or ledges of an oven cavity. The telescoping extension slides are made of at least a first section received in fixed position within an oven. At least a second section is slidable in relationship to the first section and can be extended out of the oven. The second section supports the oven rack thereon.

1 . An extendable oven rack assembly, comprising: 
 an oven rack adapted for positioning in an oven cavity;    two telescoping extension slides shaped for being received in support slots in walls of an oven cavity, and having a first section for being received in fixed position in a corresponding support slot of an oven cavity and at least one second section in sliding relation to a corresponding first section; and    each one of said at least one second section having said oven rack supported thereon.    
   
   
       2 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 1 , further including resistance means for providing resistance against the oven rack sliding out of the oven cavity when in substantially fully retracted position.  
   
   
       3 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 2 , further including resistance means for retaining the oven rack in position to prevent movement thereof when in substantially fully extended position.  
   
   
       4 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 2 , wherein said resistance means includes a spring clip extending from said second section in proximity to the rear thereof, and a first tab extending from said first section in proximity to the rear thereof for being engaged by said spring clip.  
   
   
       5 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 4 , wherein said lock means include a second tab extending from said first section in proximity to the front thereof for being engaged by said spring clip when said oven rack is substantially in fully extended position.  
   
   
       6 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said oven rack assembly is made of steel capable of resisting the highest temperature of an oven in which it is used without suffering substantial deterioration thereof as a result of use at said temperature.  
   
   
       7 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 6 , further including grease applied between said first sections and said second sections to facilitate sliding engagement therebetween, said grease being of the type capable of withstanding normal oven baking temperatures without substantial deterioration.  
   
   
       8 . An extendable oven rack assembly, comprising: 
 an oven rack adapted for positioning in an oven cavity, and having support extensions extending the length of the oven rack at each side thereof, and each support extension having at least one first engagement section thereon;    two telescoping extension slides, a respective one corresponding to one of said support extensions and each having at least one second engagement section for receiving said oven rack thereon through engagement between said at least one first engagement section of said support extensions and a corresponding one of said at least one second engagement section of a corresponding one of said two telescoping extension slides; and    said two telescoping extension slides, each comprised of at least two sections, a first section constructed for being received in fixed position within the oven cavity in respective support slots in side walls of the oven cavity, and at least a second section slidably engaged with said first section, for supporting said oven rack, and for allowing the oven rack to be slidably moved out of the oven cavity.    
   
   
       9 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said telescoping extension slides include three slide sections, two of said sections slidable in relation to each other and with respect to said first section.  
   
   
       10 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said oven rack includes at least one raised wire section at the rear thereof for preventing articles supported thereon from sliding off the rear of the rack.  
   
   
       11 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , further including a tab extending from at least one of said first sections in proximity to the rear thereof, and at least one corresponding spring clip extending from at least one of said second sections for engaging with said tab when said oven rack assembly is fully retracted in the oven cavity for preventing the oven rack from sliding out of the oven cavity.  
   
   
       12 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first engagement section is a slot and said second engagement section is a raised projection for being received within said slot.  
   
   
       13 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , made of steel of a type capable of withstanding maximum temperatures of an oven without substantial deterioration thereof.  
   
   
       14 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said two telescoping extension slides are coated with heat resistant grease at locations to facilitate relative sliding between said at least two sections thereof.  
   
   
       15 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 11 , further including a second tab extending from said first section in proximity to the front thereof for engaging said spring clip for retaining said at least one of said second oven sections in position relative to said at least one of said first sections when said extendable rack assembly is in substantially fully extended position.  
   
   
       16 . The extendable oven rack assembly of  claim 8 , further including a foot extending downwardly from each one of said first sections of said telescoping extension slides, said foot having a cutout therein for engaging a projection in support slots in side walls of an oven cavity for preventing said first sections from sliding out of the oven cavity when said oven rack is moved outward from the oven cavity.