IP Library Granted Patent US 10,716,452
Granted Patent B2
US 10,716,452 · App. 15/904,298 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Compact drying rack

Inventors: Samuel Antonio Sauceda (Los Angeles, CA); Mark A Hatherill (Agoura Hills, CA); Mark Gerard Tebbe (Ventura, CA); Kevin Douglas Johnson (Tarzana, CA)
Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.
A47L19/04A46B5/0016A46B5/0095A46B15/0095A46B17/02A46B2200/3006
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Patent No.
US 10,716,452
App. No.
15/904,298
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compact drying rack is disclosed having a portable carry case which is opened to reveal various sized pegs to accommodate a variety of different types of bottles and bottle brushes.

Claims (14)

1. A compact drying rack kit, comprising:

a housing including two halves which are closeable together;

a set of shallow channels within a first half of the housing;

a set of projections within a second Mf of the housing positioned to interact with the shallow channels when the first and second halves are closed;

a compact bottle brush assembly;

a first set of pegs within an interior of the housing; and

a second set of pegs within the interior of the housing, wherein the second set of pegs is longer than the first set of pegs;

wherein the second set of pegs is pivotable from a first position where they lay within the interior of the housing, and a second position wherein they extend out from the interior of the housing.

2. The compact drying rack kit of claim 1 , wherein the compact bottle brush assembly includes a modular brush portion and a handle portion which are separable from each other.

3. The compact drying rack kit of claim 2 , wherein the brush portion and the handle portion are individually stored within the interior of the housing.

4. The compact drying rack kit of claim 3 , further comprising a soap container adapted to be stored within the interior of the housing.

5. The compact drying rack kit of claim 1 , wherein the first set of pegs are slideable within the interior of the housing.

6. The compact drying rack kit of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of a third set of pegs which are shorter than the first set of pegs.

7. The compact drying rack kit of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge to connect the two halves together.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: MUNCHKIN, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 070740/0669 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2019
From: SAUCEDA, SAMUEL ANTONIO; TEBBE, MARK GERARD; HATHERILL, MARK; JOHNSON, KEVIN DOUGLAS
To: MUNCHKIN, INC.
Reel/Frame 049260/0918 →
Cited By (1)
US 12,329,347