US 12,435,881 B2
Healthy oven accessory
Simone Emanule Ceron, Biandronno (IT); Nicoletta Giovanna Sinelli, Biandronno (IT); and Luca Distaso, Biandronno (IT)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/945,578.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093879 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. F24C 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/16 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An accessory for an oven, comprising:
a frame configured to engage with each side of the oven during use, the frame forming a pair of side supports spaced and parallel to one another and each of the pair of side supports configured to engage with a rail of the oven on the respective side of the oven, a pair of mesh supports spaced and parallel to one another and each of the pair of mesh supports extending between the side supports;
a mesh attached to the mesh supports and including a plurality of hinged panels configured to hinge with respect to the next panel in response to a container being placed on the mesh to allow the mesh to conform to the shape of the container.