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A retractable oven rack includes a slidable wire base with four wire sections extending generally horizontally around a periphery. Two of the wire sections extend parallel to each other along the width of the wire base and the other two extend parallel along the length. The four wires sections are c

A retractable oven rack includes a slidable wire base with four wire sections extending generally horizontally around a periphery. Two of the wire sections extend parallel to each other along the width of the wire base and the other two extend parallel along the length. The four wires sections are connected to each other at their ends. A pair of support rods extend from and respectively parallel two of the wire sections along the length of the slidable wire base. The oven rack also includes a grid shelf having a pair of raised wire sections extending the length of the grid shelf that are slidably supported on the pair of support rods for allowing the grid shelf to be supported and slide on the pair of support rods.

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1. A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base including first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the w

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A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base including first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the wire base and third and fourth wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend along opposite sides of the wire base, wherein upwardly angled portions are formed adjacent ends of the third and fourth wire sections, the upwardly angled portions being configured to engage stops on the protruding shelf members on the inner walls of an oven cavity to limit the amount that the wire base can be slid out of and into the oven cavity, the wire base further comprising first and second wire support rods that extend parallel to and above the third and fourth wire sections on opposite sides of the wire base; anda grid shelf comprising a wire grid and first and second supports that extend parallel to opposite side edges of the wire grid and above the wire grid, wherein the first and second supports rest on and are slidably supported by the first and second wire support rods such that the grid shelf can be slid forwards and backwards along the wire base,wherein the wire grid is disposed between the first wire section and the first and second wire support rods when viewed from a side of the retractable oven rack. 2. The retractable oven rack of claim 1, wherein the grid shelf comprises: a plurality of upper wires that extend parallel to one another and to the side edges of the grid shelf, the upper wires forming a support surface; anda plurality of lower wires that extend parallel to the front and rear edges of the grid shelf and that are attached to and support the plurality of upper wires. 3. The retractable oven rack of claim 2, wherein the first and second supports comprise upwardly bent end portions of the plurality of lower wires. 4. The retractable oven rack of claim 3, wherein the first and second supports further comprise first and second wire edges that extend along opposite side edges of the grid shelf and that are attached to respective end portions of the lower wires. 5. The retractable oven rack of claim 1, wherein the grid shelf further comprises first and second grid stops that project from opposite sides of the rear of the grid shelf. 6. The retractable oven rack of claim 1, wherein opposite ends of the first and second wire support rods of the wire base are coupled to the first and second wire sections that extend across the front and rear of the wire base. 7. The retractable oven rack of claim 6, wherein the wire base further comprises a strengthening rod that extends between the third and fourth wire sections. 8. The retractable oven rack of claim 1, wherein the grid shelf further comprises at least one wire element having its ends attached to a rearmost one of the lower wires and having a middle portion that extends upward above the upper wires to prevent items from being pushed backwards off the support surface formed by the plurality of upper wires. 9. An oven comprising the retractable oven rack of claim 1. 10. The oven of claim 9, wherein protruding shelf members are located on two opposite inner walls of a cooking cavity of the oven, the shelf members being arranged in pairs on the opposite inner walls at a plurality of levels within the cooking cavity, and wherein the retractable oven rack is mountable on each pair of the shelf members. 11. The oven of claim 10, wherein stops are formed on each of the protruding shelf members. 12. A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base including first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the wire base and third and fourth wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend along opposite sides of the wire base, wherein upwardly angled portions are formed adjacent ends of the third and fourth wire sections, the upwardly angled portions being configured to engage stops on the protruding shelf members on the inner walls of an oven cavity to limit the amount that the wire base can be slid out of and into the oven cavity, the wire base further comprising first and second wire support rods that extend parallel to and above the third and fourth wire sections on opposite sides of the wire base; anda grid shelf comprising a wire grid and first and second supports that extend parallel to opposite side edges of the wire grid and above the wire grid, wherein the first and second supports rest on and are slidably supported by the first and second wire support rods such that the grid shelf can be slid forwards and backwards along the wire base; anda lower wire located at a rear of the grid shelf and under at least one of the first and second wire support rods, the lower wire being adapted to prevent upward movement of a rear portion of the grid shelf with respect to the first and second wire support rods. 13. A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base including first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the wire base and third and fourth wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend along opposite sides of the wire base, wherein upwardly angled portions are formed adjacent ends of the third and fourth wire sections, the upwardly angled portions being configured to engage stops on the protruding shelf members on the inner walls of an oven cavity to limit the amount that the wire base can be slid out of and into the oven cavity, the wire base further comprising first and second wire support rods that extend parallel to and above the third and fourth wire sections on opposite sides of the wire base; anda grid shelf comprising: a wire grid,a plurality of upper wires that extend parallel to one another and to the side edges of the grid shelf, the upper wires forming a support surface,a plurality of lower wires that extend parallel to the front and rear edges of the grid shelf and that are attached to and support the plurality of upper wires, andfirst and second supports that extend parallel to opposite side edges of the wire grid and above the wire grid, wherein the first and second supports rest on and are slidably supported by the first and second wire support rods such that the grid shelf can be slid forwards and backwards along the wire base,wherein a lower wire located at a rear of the grid shelf contacts the second wire section of the wire base when the grid shelf is slid backwards on the wire base to limit the amount that the grid shelf can be slid backwards on the wire base. 14. A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base comprising: first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the wire base;third and fourth wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend along opposite sides of the wire base; andfirst and second wire support rods that extend parallel to and above the third and fourth wire sections on opposite sides of the wire base, wherein a grid shelf stop member is formed on a lower portion of each of the first and second wire support rods; anda grid shelf comprising: a wire grid that forms a support surface; andfirst and second supports that extend parallel to opposite side edges of the wire grid and that are located above the wire grid, wherein the first and second supports rest on and are slidably supported by the first and second wire support rods such that the grid shelf can be slid forwards and backwards along the wire base, wherein the grid shelf also includes first and second grid stops that project from opposite sides of the grid shelf at the rear of the grid shelf, and wherein the grid shelf stop members on the wire base block forward movement of the grid stops on the grid shelf to limit the amount that the grid shelf can be slid forward along the wire base. 15. The retractable oven rack of claim 14, wherein the grid shelf comprises: a plurality of upper wires that extend parallel to one another and to side edges of the grid shelf, the upper wires forming a support surface; anda plurality of lower wires that extend parallel to front and rear edges of the grid shelf and that are attached to and support the plurality of upper wires. 16. The retractable oven rack of claim 15, wherein the first and second supports comprise upwardly bent end portions of the plurality of lower wires. 17. The retractable oven rack of claim 16, wherein the first and second supports further comprise first and second wire edges that extend along opposite side edges of the grid shelf and that are attached to respective end portions of the lower wires. 18. The retractable oven rack of claim 15, wherein a lower wire located at a rear of the grid shelf contacts the second wire section of the wire base when the grid shelf is slid backwards on the wire base to limit the amount that the grid shelf can be slid backwards on the wire base. 19. An oven comprising the retractable oven rack of claim 14, wherein protruding shelf members are located on two opposite inner walls of a cavity of the oven, the shelf members being arranged in pairs on the opposite inner walls at a plurality of levels within the cooking cavity, and wherein the retractable oven rack is mountable on each pair of the shelf members. 20. The oven of claim 19, wherein stops are formed on each of the protruding shelf members, and wherein upwardly angled portions are formed adjacent ends of the third and fourth wire sections of the wire base, the upwardly angled portions being configured to engage the stops on the protruding shelf members to limit the amount that the wire base can be slid out of and into the cavity of the oven. 21. A retractable oven rack, comprising: a wire base that is slidably mountable on protruding shelf members located on two opposite inner walls of an oven cavity, the wire base including first and second wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend across the front and rear of the wire base and third and fourth wire sections that are parallel to one another and that extend along opposite sides of the wire base, wherein upwardly angled portions are formed adjacent ends of the third and fourth wire sections, the upwardly angled portions being configured to engage stops on the protruding shelf members on the inner walls of an oven cavity to limit the amount that the wire base can be slid out of and into the oven cavity, the wire base further comprising first and second wire support rods that extend parallel to and above the third and fourth wire sections on opposite sides of the wire base; anda grid shelf comprising: a wire grid,first and second grid stops that project from opposite sides of the rear of the grid shelf, andfirst and second supports that extend parallel to opposite side edges of the wire grid and above the wire grid, wherein the first and second supports rest on and are slidably supported by the first and second wire support rods such that the grid shelf can be slid forwards and backwards along the wire base,wherein a grid shelf stop member is formed on a bottom of each of the first and second wire support rods of the wire base, and wherein the grid shelf stop members block forward movement of the first and second grid stops of the grid shelf to limit the amount that the grid shelf can be slid forward on the wire base.