Anthony Leo Muth

US Patent:

7087862, Aug 8, 2006

Filed:

Mar 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/081921

Inventors:

Timothy Scott Shaffer - La Grange KY, US
Anthony Leo Muth - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F24C 15/16

US Classification:

219392, 219391, 126333, 126339, 99450

Abstract:

A rack assembly includes a pair of laterally spaced inner rails, wherein each inner rail includes a coating layer configured to withstand a self clean oven temperature, and a pair of laterally spaced outer rails, wherein each outer rail is slidably coupled to a corresponding inner rail, and each outer rail includes a coating layer configured to withstand a self clean oven temperature. The rack assembly also includes a plurality of bearings positioned between the inner rails and the outer rails, a lubricant to facilitate movement between the plurality of bearings and at least one of the inner rails and the outer rails, wherein the lubricant is configured to withstand a self clean oven temperature, and a cooking rack coupled to each inner rail.