Patent ID: 7339138

Claim:
A supporting rack for supporting food or food containers comprising: a first surface portion and a second surface portion; connection means adapted to allow the first surface portion and the second surface portion to be folded about the connection means to reduce overall space occupied by the rack so as to facilitate handling and storage thereof and to form a unitary substantially planar supporting surface for supporting the food or food containers; wherein the planar supporting surface is adapted to be removably inserted into a cooking device; and wherein the connection means comprises a downwardly depending support member, the support member being connected at one end to a bottom portion of the first surface portion, and pivotally connected at another end to a plate portion, the plate portion being integrally connected to a bottom portion of the second surface portion by a bracing member interconnected therebetween, whereby the first surface portion can be pivoted downwardly, so as enable the supporting rack to be folded and whereby upward pivoting movement of the first surface portion is restricted by a downwardly depending rest member which is connected underneath the second surface portion.