Patent ID: 8267257
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: F24C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A rack for a cooking oven, including: a main support platform having a first support frame; and an auxiliary support platform having a second support frame and a plurality of elongated support members attached to the second support frame to form an auxiliary support surface, the auxiliary support platform being rotatably connected to the main support platform to permit rotational movement of the auxiliary support platform relative to the main support platform, wherein the auxiliary support platform is operatively connected to a drive element to cause rotational movement of the auxiliary support platform, the drive element is supported by a heat seal within an opening of an oven wall, the heat seal configured to inhibit heat loss through the opening, and wherein the drive element is operatively coupled to a switch for selectively turning the drive element on and off independent of the operation of the cooking oven.