US2214137A - Roasting rack - Google Patents

Description

Sept.` l0, 1940- u. D. IRWIN Er 1. 2,214,137

ROASTING RACK Filed Jan. 3, 1939 Patented Sept.. l0,

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE Application January 3, 1939, Serial No. 248,923

4 Claims.

Our invention relatesto a roasting rack of the general type disclosed in application for U. S. Letters Patent filed by Urth D. Irwin October 15, 1938, Serial No. 235,198, and the principal object of our invention is, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the rack disclosed in the aforesaid patent application, as well as other similar existing forms of racks tilized for roasting fowls, particularly turkeys and the larger sizes of roasts of meat.

Further objects of our invention are, to provide a roasting rack that may be conveniently folded so as to occupy comparatively little space when packed for storage or transportation, to provide l l5 a rack that will receive and conveniently hold roasts in elevated position with respect to the' bottom of the oven, so as to provide for a free circulation of heat entirely around and beneath the roast, which enables the same to be uniformly 90 cooked and further, to provide-a rack of the character referred to that is constructed so that it can not possibly collapse while the fowl or meatv claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a roasting rack constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational View of the rack inv closed and folded condition.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken 35 on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

As illustrated in the drawing, our rack includes a pair of practically identical skeleton frames, 0 each constructed of heavy wire and comprising a horizontally disposed top rail I0, integral end rails II, the lower portions of which function as legs, and horizontally disposed bottom rails I2 that connect the lower ends of said end rails. The lower portions I3 of the end rails to which the bottom rails I2 are connected are slightly inclined outwardly with respect to the main body portions of the end rails II and, in a similar manner the upper portions of said end rails lare 50 slightly inclined outwardly as designated by I4.

Permanently secured by spot-welding or otherwise to the end rails I I of each frame of the rack are the ends of a longitudinallyv disposed rod or rail I5, preferably of wire, and these rails are 55 parallel with the top rails I0 and bottom rails I2.

When the two parts of the rack are properly assembled, the rails I5 lie parallel with each other with their terminal portions projecting slightly beyond both end members II and to hold said rails I5 in proper position and permit the 5 same to rotate as the rack is folded and unfolded, clips or loops I6, preferably formed of sheet metal, pass around the end portions of said members I5 just inside the end members II.

Secured in any suitable manner, preferably by l0 spot-welding, to the upper member I0 of each part of the rack are the upper ends of wires or narrow l strips of flat metal Il that are preferably spaced equidistant apart and, their lower ends being se-1 cured, preferably by spot-welding, to the cor- 18 responding one of the rails I5. Thus when the rack is open for use as illustrated in Fig. 1, that portion thereof above the rails I5 provides a substantially V-shaped grid that is adapted to conveniently support a turkey or other large fowl or 20 a roast `of meat while the same is being roasted in an oven.

, In the use of our improved rack, the fowl or meat roast is placed in the V-shaped upper portion of the rack and the latter resting on va drip pan is positioned in the oven and, as the lower 4portion of the roast is positioned a substantial distance above the bottom of the oven the heat during the roasting period is free to circulate entirely around the roast, thereby insuring uniform cooking or roasting of all portionsL of the fowl or meat. While not in use, or when packed for storage or transportation, the two parts of the rack are folded into position immediately adjacent each otheit as illustrated in Fig. 2, so as to occupy `comparatively little space.

Thus it will be seen that we have provided a rack, particularly designed for the roasting of turkeys and other fowl, also for roasts of meat,` which rack is of strong, durable construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

An especially desirable feature of the rack is l that, while Ait is not in use it may be folded so as to occupy comparatively little space.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of our improvedy roasting rack, may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described,

without departing from the spirit of our invention, the scope of whichvis set forth in the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. A roasting rack comprising a pair of subl0 and intermediate rails thereof.

3. A roasting rack as set forth in claim 1, 'with the ends of the intermediate rails projecting slightly beyond the end rails ot the frames for limiting their swinging movement in one direction.

ton frames and hinge connections between said frames intermediate their upper and lower ends.

EDWARD G. IRWIN. URTH D. IRWIN.

4. A roasting rack comprising a. pair of

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