Rack sliding surfaces for catalytic coated oven

Claim 2

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting ledges, said sidewalls being covered with a first porcelain enamel coating and, except for the top surface of the said rack supporting ledges, being coated with a second porous porcelain enamel coating that is furnished with a catalytic oxidizing agent for removing food soils lodged on the said catalytic coated sidewalls at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 3

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supported embossments, said oven walls being covered with a first corrosion resisting coating and, except for the top surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments, being coated with a second porous coating of porcelain enamel that is furnished with a catalytic oxidizing agent some of which catalytic agent is exposed on the surface of the said second coating for removing food soils lodged on the said second coating at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 4

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supported embossments, said oven walls being covered with a first corrosion resisting coating and, except for the top surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments, being coated with a second porous coating of porcelain enamel that is furnished with a catalytic oxidizing agent some of which catalytic agent is exposed on the surface of the said second coating for removing food soils lodged on the said second coating at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 5

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments, said walls of the oven liner being covered with a first corrosion resisting coating, and, except for the top surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments, being coated with a second porous coating of porcelain enamel that contains an oxidizing catalyst exposed to the oxygen in the oven atmosphere for removing food soils lodged on the second catalytic coating at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 6

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments, said walls of the oven liner being covered with a first corrosion resisting coating, and, except for the top surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments, being coated with a second porous coating of porcelain enamel that contains an oxidizing catalyst exposed to the oxygen in the oven atmosphere for removing food soils lodged on the second catalytic coating at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 7

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments, said invention comprising said walls of the oven liner being covered wIth a first vitreous coating, and a second porous coating of porcelain enamel containing an oxidizing catalytic agent exposed on the inner surface thereof, said second coating covering the walls of the oven liner except for the surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments that are engageable with the said rack means whereby food soils lodged on the said second catalytic coating are gradually removed at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 8

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments, said invention comprising said walls of the oven liner being covered wIth a first vitreous coating, and a second porous coating of porcelain enamel containing an oxidizing catalytic agent exposed on the inner surface thereof, said second coating covering the walls of the oven liner except for the surfaces of the said rack supporting embossments that are engageable with the said rack means whereby food soils lodged on the said second catalytic coating are gradually removed at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 9

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments; the invention comprising the walls of the oven liner being covered with a first coating of porcelain enamel, and a second coating of a catalytic carrier which supports an oxidizing catalyst exposed on the surface thereof covering the first coating except for the areas of the said rack supporting embossment that are engageable with the said rack means, whereby food soils lodged on the said second catalytic coating are oxidized at oven temperatures above about 400* F.

Claim 10

A cooking oven comprising walls forming a boxlike oven liner and a front-opening access door, said oven liner having a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, a rear wall and a top wall, heating means for the oven, food supporting rack means adapted to be suspended between the opposite sidewalls, said sidewalls each being furnished with a plurality of horizontally disposed vertically spaced rack supporting embossments; the invention comprising the walls of the oven liner being covered with a first coating of porcelain enamel, and a second coating of a catalytic carrier which supports an oxidizing catalyst exposed on the surface thereof covering the first coating except for the areas of the said rack supporting embossment that are engageable with the said rack means, whereby food soils lodged on the said second catalytic coating are oxidized at oven temperatures above about 400* F.