Holding frame for an oven pan

Claim 1

In combination with a metal foil oven pan of the type having a continuous side wall extending around the periphery of a substantially planar bottom wall thereof, the improvement comprising a one-piece wire holding frame having segments forming support members capable of extending below and supportingly engaging the bottom wall of the pan, the support members generally radiating from the center of the pan bottom wall, said support members terminating at the periphery of the bottom wall in upwardly extending lateral restraining portions adapted to horizontally restrain the pan side wall, said upwardly extending portions extending to a height less than the height of the oven pan side wall, at least two lateral restraining portions arranged at opposite sides of the pan and being formed with at least one outwardly disposed section of wire forming a handle for the holding frame, whereby the oven pan is capable of being vertically supported by the support members and horizontally restrained by the lateral restraining portions and said frame and pan are adapted to be jointly lifted into and out of an oven as a unit.