Patent ID: 6952991

Claim:
A roasting apparatus, comprising: a roasting pan having a first and a second opposing pan handle member; said first and second pan handle members arrayed perpendicular to a first axis of said roasting pan; a roasting rack; an endless outer member in said roasting rack adapted to fit within said roasting pan; a plurality of support members spanning a plurality of side sections of said endless outer member; a pair of rack handle members extending from said roasting rack arrayed parallel to said first axis of said roasting pan; means for suspending said roasting rack distant from a roasting pan bottom and for securing said roasting rack to said roasting pan during a use thereof, whereby after an assembly, said means for suspending and securing reliably supports said roasting rack and eliminates shifting of said roasting rack relative to said roasting pan; said means for suspending and securing including a plurality of retaining channels projecting from said first and second pan handle members; each said handle member including a top section and a bottom section; each said top section having an arcuate shape extending away from a roasting pan interior; each said bottom section including a boss portion projecting toward said roasting pan interior; each said boss portion including one said retaining channel; and said means for suspending and securing including a plurality of saddles in said endless outer member adjacent respective said retaining channels after said assembly, whereby said retaining channels of said first and said second pan handles support respective said saddles during said use and prevent sliding of said roasting rack relative to said roasting pan.