Home appliance with hanger rack

Claim 1

A home appliance comprising: a. a base having a side wall terminating in an upper edge with a first flange extending inwardly therefrom, b. a deck mounted on said base with said deck having an edge portion and a second flange extending inwardly therefrom, c. said first and second flanges being generally co-extensive and in parallelism and disposed to form a planular space therebetween, d. a hanger rack for towels, pans and the like mounted to said appliance, e. said rack having support means slidably disposed and held within said space so that the rack may be selectively spaced from said side wall or disposed closely adjacent thereto, said rack comprising: 1. a plurality of spaced flat arms forming said support means, 2. the outer ends of said arms being curved to form circular sockets, 3. and a hanger bar secured within said sockets, f. abutment means formed by the inner edges of said first and second flanges, g. and an end portion on at least one arm which is inclined at an angle to the arm body, h. said inclined end portion normally being disposed inwardly of said flanges and being subject to engagement with at least one of said inner edges to limit outward movement of the rack, i. said first and second co-extensive parallel flanges being yieldable so that said arm and inclined end portion are slideably insertable into said space.