A dish drying rack includes a basin, a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis, and a plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis. The basin includes a basin floor. The side bay moves between a collapsed positi
A dish drying rack includes a basin, a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis, and a plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis. The basin includes a basin floor. The side bay moves between a collapsed position and an extended position. The side bay includes a side bay floor. When the side bay is in the extended position, the side bay floor is positioned with respect to the basin such that water drains from the side bay floor toward and onto the basin floor. The plate rack pivot axis is transverse to the side bay pivot axis. The plate rack is movable between an upright position and a flattened position.
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1. A dish drying rack comprising: a basin including a basin floor, a front end wall and a rear end wall each extending upwardly from the basin floor;a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis between a collapsed position and an extended position, the side
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A dish drying rack comprising: a basin including a basin floor, a front end wall and a rear end wall each extending upwardly from the basin floor;a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis between a collapsed position and an extended position, the side bay including a side bay floor, when the side bay is in the extended position the side bay floor is positioned with respect to the basin such that water drains from the side bay floor toward and onto the basin floor, wherein the side bay further includes a forward end wall and a back end wall each extending upwardly from the side bay floor, when the side bay is in the extended position the forward end wall is positioned with respect to the front end wall such that water flowing on the side bay floor towards the forward end wall contacts the forward end wall and is directed toward the basin floor between the front end wall and the rear end wall; anda plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis, which is transverse to the side bay pivot axis, the plate rack being movable between an upright position in which a first section and a second section of the plate rack extend upwardly from the basin floor and a flattened position in which the first section and the second section of the plate rack extend generally parallel with and adjacent to the basin floor. 2. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein the plate rack pivot axis is perpendicular to the side bay pivot axis. 3. The dish drying rack of claim 1, further comprising a catch on the basin floor, wherein the catch cooperates with the second section of the plate rack to lock the plate rack in the upright position in which movement of the second section with respect to the basin is inhibited, wherein the catch is a hook-shaped element having an opening facing toward the first section of the plate rack, wherein the second section of the plate rack is slid over the catch when moving from the flattened position toward the upright position. 4. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein each of the first section and the second section of the plate rack includes a plurality of slats extending away from a respective base section to define a plurality of recesses in which associated plates can be inserted, wherein each distal end of a respective slat of the first section pivotally connects with a respective distal end of a respective slat of the second section. 5. The dish drying rack of claim 4, wherein the plate rack pivot axis includes a first plate rack pivot axis about which the first section of the plate rack pivots with respect to the basin floor and a second plate rack pivot axis about which each distal end of a respective slat of the first section pivots with respect to a respective distal end of a respective slat of the second section. 6. The dish drying rack of claim 4, wherein the side bay is a first side bay connected with the basin adjacent a first side of the basin, the dish drying rack further includes a second side bay connected with the basin adjacent a second side, which is opposite the first side, of the basin, wherein the base section of each of the first section and the second section of the plate rack extends from the first side toward the second side of the basin over at least 90% of a distance separating the first side from the second side. 7. The dish drying rack of claim 4, wherein each slat is generally dogleg shaped. 8. The dish drying rack of claim 4, wherein the base section of both the first section and the second section of the dish drying rack each defines a lower boundary of each recess, respectively, and each base section is configured to provide a support surface for a dish positioned in a respective recess. 9. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein the side bay includes at least one tine extending upwardly from the side bay floor, wherein a distal end of the at least one tine is positioned further away from the basin floor when the side bay is in the extended position as compared to when the side bay is in the collapsed position. 10. The dish drying rack of claim 9, wherein the at least one tine is positioned generally perpendicular with the basin floor when the side bay is in the extended position, and the at least one tine is positioned generally parallel with the basin floor when the side bay is in the collapsed position. 11. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein the dish drying rack has an overall height He when the side bay is in the extended position and an overall height Hc when the side bay is in the collapsed position, wherein He is greater than Hc. 12. The dish drying rack of claim 11, wherein the dish drying rack has an overall width We when the side bay is in the extended position and an overall width Wc when the side bay is in the collapsed position, wherein We is greater than Wc. 13. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein the front end wall is substantially parallel with the forward end wall and the rear end wall is substantially parallel with the back end wall. 14. The dish drying rack of claim 1, wherein the basin includes a side wall extending upwardly from the basin floor and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall, wherein the side wall includes a forward extension having a height about equal to the front end wall and a rearward extension having a height about equal to the rear end wall, wherein the forward extension is disposed generally perpendicular to the front end wall and the rearward extension is disposed generally perpendicular to the rear end wall and a recess is defined between the forward extension and the rearward extension, wherein the side bay is received in the recess when the side bay is in the extended position. 15. The dish drying rack of claim 14, wherein the side bay includes at least one tab that cooperates with at least one of the forward extension and the rearward extension to limit movement of the side bay from the collapsed position beyond the extended position. 16. A dish drying rack comprising: a basin including a basin floor, a front end wall extending upwardly from the basin floor, and a rear end wall extending upwardly from the basin floor;a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis; anda plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis, which is generally perpendicular to the side bay pivot axis, the plate rack being movable between an upright position in which first and second sections of the plate rack extend upwardly from the basin floor and a flattened position in which the first and second sections of the plate rack extend generally parallel with the basin floor;wherein the side bay is movable between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein the side bay includes a side bay floor, a forward end wall extending upwardly from the side bay floor, and a back end wall extending upwardly from the side bay floor,when the side bay is in the extended position the side bay floor is positioned above and with respect to the basin such that water drains from the side bay floor toward and onto the basin floor, andwhen the side bay is in the extended position the respective forward end wall is positioned with respect to the front end wall of the basin such that water flowing on the side bay floor towards the forward end wall contacts the forward end wall and is directed toward the basin floor between the front end wall and the rear end wall. 17. The dish drying rack of claim 16, wherein at least one of the forward end wall and the back end wall contacts at least one of the basin floor and the plate rack when the side bay is in the collapsed position. 18. The dish drying rack of claim 16, wherein the forward end wall is adjacent to and offset inwardly from the front end wall and the back end wall is adjacent to and offset inwardly from the rear end wall. 19. The dish drying rack of claim 16, wherein the side bay includes a ledge and the basin includes a detent member, wherein the ledge cooperates with the detent member such that when the side bay is in the collapsed position and drying rack is positioned resting on a side wall movement of the side bay away from the basin floor is inhibited. 20. A dish drying rack comprising: a basin including a basin floor;a side bay pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a side bay pivot axis between a collapsed position and an extended position, the side bay including a side bay floor, when the side bay is in the extended position the side bay floor is positioned with respect to the basin such that water drains from the side bay floor toward and onto the basin floor;a plate rack pivotally connected with the basin for movement about a plate rack pivot axis, which is transverse to the side bay pivot axis, the plate rack being movable between an upright position in which a first section and a second section of the plate rack extend upwardly from the basin floor and a flattened position in which the first section and the second section of the plate rack extend generally parallel with and adjacent to the basin floor; anda catch on the basin floor, wherein the catch cooperates with the second section of the plate rack to lock the plate rack in the upright position in which movement of the second section with respect to the basin is inhibited, wherein the catch is a hook-shaped element having an opening facing toward the first section of the plate rack, wherein the second section of the plate rack is slid over the catch when moving from the flattened position toward the upright position.
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