Commercial kitchen rack structure

Claim 2

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and a pair of bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange fastened in facial engagement with said front wall, and a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange fastened in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below said bridging portion, said bracket strips being generally parallel to one another and to said sidewalls and being spaced apart from one another and from the adjacent one of said sidewalls to define parallel longitudinally coextensive and uninterrupted openings between said front and rear walls, each of said bracket strips having a width and each of said openings having a width laterally of said sidewalls greater than said width of said bracket strips, said strip defining said walls having opposite ends fastened in facial engagement with one of said front and rear flanges of one of said bracket strips.

Claim 3

The rack according to claim 1, wherein said front and rear flanges of said bracket strips are spot welded to said front and rear walls.

Claim 4

The rack according to claim 1, wherein said bridging portion is semi-circular, and said bottom edge of said terminal section is spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across the opposite ends of said bridging portion.

Claim 5

The rack according to claim 1, Wherein said stainless steel strips defining said walls and bracket strips are of the same width and gauge.

Claim 6

The rack according to claim 1, wherein said front flange of said bracket strip facially engages the inner surface of said front wall.

Claim 7

The rack according to claim 1, wherein said stainless steel strips defining said walls and bracket strips are of the same width, said bracket strips being spaced from said sidewalls approximately twice said width and from one another approximately three times said width.

Claim 8

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and a pair of bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange fastened in facial engagement with said front wall, a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange fastened in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below said bridging portion, said bracket strips being generally parallel to one another and to said sidewalls and being spaced apart from one another and from the adjacent one of said sidewalls to define parallel longitudinally coextensive and uninterrupted openings between said front and rear walls, each of said bracket strips having a width and each of said openings having a width laterally of said sidewalls greater than said width of said bracket strips, said bridging portion being semi-circular and said bottom edge of said terminal section being spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across the opposite ends of said bridging portion, and a positionally fixed abutment strip rigidly fastened to the bottom portion of each of said bracket strips and projecting rearwardly of said rear wall.

Claim 9

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and a pair of bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange fastened in facial engagement with said front wall, a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange fastened in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below said bridging portion, said bracket strips being generally parallel to one another and to said sidewalls and being spaced apart from one another and from the adjacent one of said sidewalls to define parallel longitudinally coextensive and uninterrupted openings between said front and rear walls, each of said bracket strips having a width and each of said openings having a width laterally of said sidewalls greater than said width of said bracket strips, said bridging portion being semi-circular and said bottom edge of said terminal section being spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across the opposite ends of said bridging portion, and a positionally fixed abutment strip rigidly fastened to the bottom portion of each of said bracket strips and projecting rearwardly of said rear wall.

Claim 10

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and a pair of bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange fastened in facial engagement with said front wall, and a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange fastened in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below said bridging portion, said bracket strips being generally parallel to one another and to said sidewalls and being spaced apart from one another and from the adjacent one of said sidewalls to define parallel longitudinally coextensive and uninterrupted openings between said front and rear walls, each of said bracket strips having a width and each of said openings having a width laterally of said sidewalls grearter than said width of said bracket strips, said bridging portion being semi-circular and said bottom edge of said terminal section being spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across the opposite ends of said bridging portion, said stainless steel strips defining said walls and bracket strips being of the same width, said bracket strips being spaced from said sidewalls approximately twice said width and from one another approximately three times said width, and said strip defining said walls having abutting opposite ends fastened in facial engagement with one of said front and rear flanges of one of said bracket strips.

Claim 11

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and a pair of bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange fastened in facial engagement with said front wall, and a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange fastened in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below said bridging portion, said bracket strips being generally parallel to one another and to said sidewalls and being spaced apart from one another and from the adjacent one of said sidewalls to define parallel longitudinally coextensive and uninterrupted openings between said front and rear walls, each of said bracket strips having a width and each of said openings having a width laterally of said sidewalls grearter than said width of said bracket strips, said bridging portion being semi-circular and said bottom edge of said terminal section being spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across the opposite ends of said bridging portion, said stainless steel strips defining said walls and bracket strips being of the same width, said bracket strips being spaced from said sidewalls approximately twice said width and from one another approximately three times said width, and said strip defining said walls having abutting opposite ends fastened in facial engagement with one of said front and rear flanges of one of said bracket strips.

Claim 12

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and just two bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange spot welded in facial engagement with the inner surface of said front wall, and a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange spot welded in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a semi-circular bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across said bridging portion, said strip defining said walls having abutting ends in facial engagement with one of said front and rear flanges of one of said bracket strips and fastened thereto by the corresponding spot welded connection between said walls and flanges, said bracket strips being of the same width and parallel to one another and to said sidewalls, said bracket strips being spaced apart from said sidewalls approximately twice said width and from one another approximately three times said width, and an abutment strip fastened to the bottom portion of each of said bracket strips and projecting rearwardly of said rear wall.

Claim 13

A rack mountable on an edge rail of a support member comprising, a pair of spaced apart generally parallel planar sidewalls and spaced apart generally parallel planar front and rear walls, said walls having top and bottom edges and being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel, and just two bracket strips, each bracket strip being defined by a unitary strip of stainless steel and including a bottom portion extending between said front and rear walls adjacent the bottom edges thereof, an upwardly extending front flange spot welded in facial engagement with the inner surface of said front wall, and a mounting portion adapted to receive said edge rail, said mounting portion including an upwardly extending rear flange spot welded in facial engagement with said rear wall, a terminal section spaced rearwardly from said rear flange and a semi-circular bridging portion extending between said rear flange and terminal section, said terminal section having a bottom edge spaced below a horizontal diametrical line across said bridging portion, said strip defining said walls having abutting ends in facial engagement with one of said front and rear flanges of one of said bracket strips and fastened thereto by the corresponding spot welded connection between said walls and flanges, said bracket strips being of the same width and parallel to one another and to said sidewalls, said bracket strips being spaced apart from said sidewalls approximately twice said width and from one another approximately three times said width, and an abutment strip fastened to the bottom portion of each of said bracket strips and projecting rearwardly of said rear wall.