Patent ID: 8646444

Claim:
A rack for an appliance, including: a main section having a support frame; an arm coupled to the support frame and positioned at a front half of the rack, the arm pivotable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position, the arm being configured to pivot towards the first position and to engage a stop portion of an appliance cavity for inhibiting removal of the main section therefrom, wherein the stop portion is positioned at a front half of the appliance cavity; a release member coupled to the support frame and operatively connected to the arm, actuation of the release member causing the arm to move from the first position to the second position, the release member comprising an input member for moving the release member relative to the arm for actuation; and an auxiliary section having an auxiliary platform area and adapted to be slidably coupled to the main section so as to move relative to each of the support frame, the arm and the release member, between a retracted position and an extended position.