Patent ID: 7472644
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A baking basket for holding items of food to be cooked in a baking oven, said baking basket comprising a pair of vertically disposed mesh side walls each of which has a lower end and a pair of side edges, a generally horizontal mesh bottom wall at said lower ends of and between said mesh side walls, a solid tray mounted below and spaced from said bottom wall to catch and contain any crumbs that will fall from food placed above, a respective solid closed end wall between each set of adjacent side edges of said open framework formation side walls, at least one mounting element for holding said side walls in an upright vertical position generally parallel to each other, said side walls being pivotally mounted at their lower ends to permit said side walls to be disposed in a generally aligned flat condition, at least one of said side walls having a cover lid at its upper end, said cover lid being disposed generally toward the other of said side walls to create a top for said basket, and said cover lid of said at least one of said side walls being spaced from the other of said side walls to leave an air gap for permitting hot air to escape out of said top of said basket.