Apparatuses and methods for dishwasher rack emptying
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47G-019/08
A47L-015/50
A47B-073/00
B65D-025/24
B65D-001/24
B65D-021/00
출원번호
US-0057603
(2013-10-18)
등록번호
US-8950595
(2015-02-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Ammon, Justin
출원인 / 주소
Ammon, Justin
대리인 / 주소
Joseph G. Swan, P.C.
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3인용 특허 :
36
초록▼
In one embodiment, a dishwasher rack includes: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container; a top side through which the compartments may be loaded; a bottom side having a support surface; and a release mechanism. The t
In one embodiment, a dishwasher rack includes: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container; a top side through which the compartments may be loaded; a bottom side having a support surface; and a release mechanism. The top and/or bottom side has a configurable surface that provides a closed configuration in which it is capable of supporting beverage containers and an open configuration in which beverage containers are able to pass through. When the dishwasher rack is placed on top of a desired exterior surface with the configurable surface immediately adjacent to the exterior surface, the release mechanism can be operated to change the configurable surface from the closed configuration to the open configuration, causing any enclosed beverage containers to drop down onto the exterior surface and remain there when the dishwasher rack is lifted up and away.
대표청구항▼
1. A dishwasher rack, comprising: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each of said compartments sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container;an outer wall that encloses said interior structure;a top side through which the compartments may be loaded;a bottom sid
1. A dishwasher rack, comprising: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each of said compartments sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container;an outer wall that encloses said interior structure;a top side through which the compartments may be loaded;a bottom side having a support surface; anda release mechanism,wherein at least one of the top side or the bottom side has a configurable surface that provides a closed configuration in which said configurable surface is capable of supporting a plurality of beverage containers and an open configuration in which said beverage containers are able to pass through said configurable surface,wherein when said dishwasher rack is placed on top of a desired exterior surface with the configurable surface immediately adjacent said exterior surface, the release mechanism can be operated to change the configurable surface from the closed configuration to the open configuration, causing any enclosed beverage containers to drop down onto the exterior surface and remain there when the dishwasher rack is lifted up and away,wherein the release mechanism comprises a hand grip that attaches to the configurable surface through an opening in the outer wall, andwherein said hand grip allows a user to slide the configurable surface between the open configuration and the closed configuration while the configurable surface remains confined within the outer wall. 2. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the configurable surface is the support surface of the bottom side. 3. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the configurable surface is located on the top side. 4. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, comprising a base component that includes the bottom side and a separate extender component that is attached to the base component and includes the top side, and wherein the configurable surface is located on the top side. 5. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the configurable surface comprises a structure that moves between: (1) a first position in alignment with sidewalls of the compartments, corresponding to the open configuration; and (2) a second position that blocks openings to the compartments, corresponding to the closed configuration. 6. A dishwasher rack according to claim 5, wherein the hand grip comprises a slidable tab. 7. A dishwasher rack according to claim 5, wherein the configurable surface slides in a single direction between the first position and the second position. 8. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the hand grip comprises a handle. 9. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a said configurable surface. 10. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the desired exterior surface is a flat surface. 11. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein a first grid divides the interior structure into said separate compartments and the configurable surface comprises a second grid having the same dimensions as the first grid. 12. A dishwasher rack according to claim 5, wherein a grid divides the interior structure into said separate compartments and said structure of the configurable surface has the same spacing as said grid. 13. A dishwasher rack extender, comprising: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each of said compartments sized and configured to allow an individual beverage container to pass through;an outer wall that encloses said interior structure;a bottom side that is configured for attaching to a dishwasher rack base component;a top side opposite the bottom side and having a configurable surface that provides a closed configuration in which said configurable surface is capable of supporting a plurality of beverage containers and an open configuration in which said beverage containers are able to pass through said configurable surface; anda release mechanism,wherein the release mechanism can be operated to change the configurable surface from the closed configuration to the open configuration,wherein the release mechanism comprises a handle that attaches to said configurable surface through an opening in the outer wall, andwherein said handle allows a user to slide said configurable surface between the open configuration and the closed configuration while said configurable surface remains confined within the outer wall. 14. A dishwasher rack according to claim 11, wherein in the open configuration the second grid is in alignment with the first grid, and wherein in the closed configuration the second grid is offset from the first grid, thereby obstructing openings to all the separate compartments. 15. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein when moved into the closed configuration, the configurable surface locks into place. 16. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, further comprising a second configurable surface that can be operated in conjunction with the configurable surface, wherein in the open configuration both the configurable surface and the second configurable surface are in alignment with sidewalls of the compartments, and wherein in the closed configuration both the configurable surface and the second configurable surface block openings to the compartments. 17. A dishwasher rack according to claim 16, wherein the second configurable surface is disposed slightly above the configurable surface. 18. A dishwasher rack according to claim 1, wherein the second configurable surface can be slid independently of the configurable surface using a second hand grip that attaches to the second configurable surface through an opening in the outer wall while the second configurable surface remains confined within the outer wall.
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