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US 7,325,695 · App. 11/157,302 · Granted Feb 5, 2008

Dish rack with water drainage mechanism

Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,325,695
App. No.
11/157,302
Granted
Feb 5, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dish rack has a rack portion having a tray, the tray having an opening. The dish rack also includes a ramp provided below the tray and positioned to receive water that flows through the opening of the tray. The ramp has a front end, a rear end, and a water outlet provided at the front end, the ramp being angled so that water flows from the rear end to the front end and then through the water outlet.

Claims (10)

1. A dish rack, comprising:

a wire frame having a wire frame base;

a tray having a bottom and an opening provided in the bottom of the tray, the tray seated on the base of the wire frame;

a ramp provided below the bottom of the tray and positioned to receive water that flows through the opening of the tray, the ramp having a front end, a rear end, and a water outlet provided at the front end, the ramp being angled so that water flows from the rear end to the front end and then through the water outlet;

an opening provided in the base, and with the tray seated on the base over the opening of the base; and

a spout removably coupled to the front end of the ramp.

2. The dish rack of claim 1 , wherein the tray has a trough provided at the opening.

3. The dish rack of claim 1 , wherein the tray is angled so that water on the tray flows towards the opening.

4. The dish rack of claim 1 , wherein the wire frame includes a plurality of legs.

5. The dish rack of claim 1 , wherein the tray includes a plurality of dividing ridges.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2005
From: YANG, FRANK; LUM, MYK WAYNE; WEI, TZU-HAO
To: SIMPLEHUMAN LLC
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060283817A1 · Dec 21, 2006