초록

An expandable dish rack with a drainage channel and port. The rack is expandable to hold larger dishes and increase its capacity.

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1. A dish draining rack comprising:a base member including a top side and a bottom side, said top side defining an arcuate, surface for maintaining kitchenware; an expansion member operatively coupled to said base member, said expansion member being moveable relative to said base member from a stand

1. A dish draining rack comprising:a base member including a top side and a bottom side, said top side defining an arcuate, surface for maintaining kitchenware; an expansion member operatively coupled to said base member, said expansion member being moveable relative to said base member from a standard position to an extended position, said expansion member effectively increasing the surface area of said surface for maintaining kitchenware; a drainage channel having proximal and distal ends formed in said base member, said proximal end including a drainage port, said drainage channel being inclined downward from said distal end to said proximal end; and a plurality of support members extending substantially perpendicularly from said bottom side of said base member, whereby said support members have a skid-resistant covering. 2. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said expansion member is slidably movable relative to said base member.3. A dish draining rack comprising:a base member including a top side and a bottom side, said top side defining an arcuate surface for maintaining wares; an expansion member operatively coupled to said base member, said expansion member being moveable relative to said base member from a standard position to an extended position, said expansion member effectively increasing the surface area of said surface for maintaining wares; a drainage channel having proximal and distal ends formed in said base member, said proximal end including a drainage port, said drainage channel being inclined downward from said distal end to said proximal end; and a plurality of support members extending substantially perpendicularly from said bottom side of said base member, wherein said expansion member is slidably movable relative to said base member, and said surface for maintaining wares includes a plurality of spaced-apart, generally linear, raised members extending substantially perpendicularly from said surface for maintaining wares, said members defining interstitial spaces between neighboring ones of said members. 4. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 3, wherein said drainage port includes a removable sealing member which prohibits a flow of liquid through said drainage port when the port is open.5. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a storage mode support member on said proximal end of said drainage channel, wherein said drainage port forms part of said storage mode support member.6. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 3, wherein said expansion member includes a plurality of teeth formed therein, said teeth adapted for placement in said interstitial spaces.7. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 6, wherein said support members terminate in a bottom end, said bottom end including a skid-resistant covering for inhibiting sliding motion between said dish draining rack and the surface upon which it is placed.8. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 7, wherein said skid-resistant covering is formed of soft plastic.9. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 7, wherein skid-resistant covering is formed of rubber.10. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:a utensil receptacle having a floor member and a plurality of side members projecting from said floor member; and a utensil receptacle receiving area formed in said base member of said dish draining rack for securely receiving said utensil receptacle. 11. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 10, wherein the drainage channel further comprises a drainage port sealing member which prohibits a flow of liquid through said drainage port when the port is closed and which permits a flow of liquid through said drainage port when the port is open.12. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 10, wherein said utensil receptacle receiving area is comprised of a recess formed in said top side of said base member.13. A dish draining rack as claimed in claim 3, wherein:said expansion member has a generally planar tab extending from the periphery of said expansion member; and said base member has a groove defined therein for operatively accepting said tabs of said expansion member when said expansion member is operatively coupled to said base member. 14. A dish draining rack comprising:a base member including a top side and a bottom side, said top side defining an arcuate surface for maintaining wares, said surface for maintaining wares including a plurality of spaced apart, generally linear, raised members extending substantially perpendicularly from said surface for maintaining wares, said members defining interstitial spaces between neighboring ones of said members; an expansion member operatively coupled to said base member, said expansion member being slidably moveable relative to said base member from a standard position to an extended position, said expansion member effectively increasing the surface area of said surface for maintaining wares when said expansion member is in its open position; a drainage channel having proximal and distal ends formed in said base member, said proximal end including a drainage port, said drainage channel being inclined downward from said distal end to said proximal end, said drainage port having a removable sealing member which prohibits a flow of liquid through said drainage port when the port is closed and which permits a flow of liquid through said drainage port when the port is open; a plurality of support members extending substantially perpendicularly from said bottom side of said base member, said support members having skid-resistant coverings for inhibiting sliding motion between said dish draining rack and the surface upon which it is placed; a utensil receptacle having a floor member and a plurality of side members projecting from said floor member; and a utensil receptacle receiving area formed in said base member of said dish draining rack for securely receiving said utensil receptacle.