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A dish drying apparatus including a cabinet that houses a dish strainer. In use, the strainer hangs from an arm member that extends from the cabinet and the strainer includes multiple dish racks that are connected to one another by flexible bands. When not in use the inventive dish strainer can be c

A dish drying apparatus including a cabinet that houses a dish strainer. In use, the strainer hangs from an arm member that extends from the cabinet and the strainer includes multiple dish racks that are connected to one another by flexible bands. When not in use the inventive dish strainer can be collapsed and folded into a cabinet to which it is attached. Advantageously, in preferred embodiments, the arm member is extendable and vertically adjustable, such that placement of the cabinet with respect to the sink over which the strainer is intended to hang is not critical.

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1. A dish drying apparatus, comprising:a cabinet;a dish strainer movably attached to said cabinet;said dish strainer further comprising a plurality of nestable racks connected to one another;said dish strainer having a storage position in which said racks are nested and said strainer is disposed wit

1. A dish drying apparatus, comprising:a cabinet;a dish strainer movably attached to said cabinet;said dish strainer further comprising a plurality of nestable racks connected to one another;said dish strainer having a storage position in which said racks are nested and said strainer is disposed within the confines of said cabinet; andsaid dish strainer having a use position in which said racks are spaced apart and disposed exteriorly of said cabinet;whereby, dishes may be supported on said dish strainer in said use position and said strainer may be stored within said cabinet in said storage position. 2. The dish drying apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an arm member having a first end thereof pivotably attached to an inside wall of said cabinet and having a second end thereof attached to said dish strainer, said dish strainer hanging from and supported by said arm member in said use position. 3. The dish drying apparatus of claim 2, wherein said arm member is extendable. 4. The dish drying apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first end of said arm member is vertically adjustable with respect to said cabinet, whereby the height of said dish strainer can be adjusted. 5. The dish drying apparatus of claim 2, wherein said cabinet comprises a latch fixed thereto which releasably engages said arm member. 6. The dish drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cabinet further comprises a door and wherein in said storage position of said dish strainer said door is positionable in a closed position, whereby said dish strainer is concealed within said cabinet. 7. The dish drying apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a collapsible basket disposed intermediate two of said racks. 8. The dish drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein said racks comprise connectors which detachably hold said racks together. 9. The dish drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein said dish strainer further comprises a frame member disposed intermediate two of said racks. 10. A dish drying apparatus, comprising:a dish strainer comprising a plurality of racks connected to one another by flexible bands, said racks having a use position in which said racks are spaced apart and a storage position in which said racks are nested; anda connector associated with said racks, said connector detachably holding said racks together in said storage position. 11. The dish drying apparatus of claim 10, wherein said racks define a periphery having a plurality of corners, one of said bands extending from each one of said corners, respectively, and converging at a common point disposed centrally with respect to said racks. 12. The dish drying apparatus of claim 11, wherein said common point comprises a loop adapted to receive a hook. 13. The dish drying apparatus of claim 10, wherein said racks are substantially identical. 14. The dish drying apparatus of claim 10, wherein said racks define a periphery having a plurality of corners, said dish drying apparatus further comprising a frame member disposed intermediate two of said racks and connected thereto by at least one of said bands, said frame member substantially aligned with said periphery. 15. The dish drying apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a collapsible basket having a bottom thereof attached to the bottom one of said two racks and a top end attached to said frame member. 16. A dish drying apparatus, comprising:a cabinet;a dish strainer movably attached to said cabinet;said dish strainer further comprising a plurality of racks connected to one another;said dish strainer having a storage position in which said racks are disposed within the confines of said cabinet and a use position in which said racks are disposed exteriorly of said cabinet; andan arm member having a first end thereof pivotably attached to an inside wall of said cabinet and having a second end thereof attached to said dish strainer, said dish strainer hanging from and supported by said arm member in said use position. 17. The dish drying apparatus of claim 16, wherein said arm member is extendable. 18. The dish drying apparatus of claim 16, wherein said first end of said arm member is vertically adjustable with respect to said cabinet, whereby the height of said dish strainer can be adjusted. 19. The dish drying apparatus of claim 16, wherein said cabinet comprises a latch fixed thereto which releasably engages said arm member. 20. The dish drying apparatus of claim 16, wherein said racks comprise connectors which detachably hold said racks together.