Combination drying mat, rack and storage container
AssigneeUmbra LLC
InventorMatthew J. Carr
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Abstract
A combination drying mat, rack and storage container having a mat having a raised attachment wall extending therefrom, a container having an outer wall arranged to removably accept the raised attachment wall therein, and a rack pivotably secured to the container and arranged to move between a first position wherein the rack is resting upon the mat and a second position wherein the rack is tucked at least partially into an area within the container. In some arrangements, the combination drying mat, rack and storage container may further include a flexible and expandable band pivotably attached to the container, wherein the band is arranged to pivot and substantially secure the rack in the second position.
Claims21
A combination drying mat, rack and storage container, comprising:
- a mat having a raised attachment wall extending therefrom;
- a container having an outer wall arranged to removably accept the raised attachment wall therein;
- a flexible and expandable band pivotably attached to the container, wherein the band is arranged to pivot and substantially secure the rack in the second position;
- a rack pivotably secured to the container and arranged to move between a first position wherein the rack is resting upon the mat and a second position wherein the rack is tucked at least partially into an area within the container, wherein the mat is arranged to move between a first position wherein the mat is extending away from the container and a second position wherein the mat is folded proximate the rack when the rack is in the first position of the rack.
A combination drying mat, rack and storage container, comprising:
- a container having an outer wall;
- a rack pivotably secured to the container and arranged to move between a first position wherein the rack is extending outwardly from the container and a second position wherein the rack is tucked at least partially into an area within the container, the rack having:
- a substantially U-shaped attachment frame having a pair of longitudinal frame members, each longitudinal frame member having a loop at a first end and a cross frame member connected to the pair of longitudinal frame members at respective second ends of each longitudinal frame member;
- and,
- a plurality of transverse members connected to the pair of longitudinal frame members, each of the plurality of transverse members spaced apart and forming slots therebetween, wherein the loops are arranged to pivotably engage a pair of protrusions extending from internal surfaces of the wall of the container;
- and,
- a flexible and expandable band pivotably attached to the container, wherein the band is arranged to pivot and substantially secure the rack in the second position.
A combination drying mat, rack and storage container, comprising:
- a mat having a raised attachment wall extending therefrom, the mat includes a plurality of ridges thereon and further includes a pair of seams, each of the pair of seams equally spaced apart;
- a container having an outer wall arranged to removably accept the raised attachment wall therein;
- a rack pivotably secured to the container and arranged to move between a first position wherein the rack is resting upon the mat and a second position wherein the rack is tucked at least partially into an area within the container;
- and,
- a flexible and expandable band pivotably attached to the container, wherein the band is arranged to pivot and substantially secure the rack in the second position.
A combination drying mat, rack and storage container, comprising:
- a container having an outer wall having a locking protrusion extending from an inner surface of the outer wall;
- a rack pivotably secured to a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending from the inner surface of the outer wall of the container, the rack arranged to rotate about the first and second protrusions between a first position wherein the rack is extending outwardly from the container such that it rests on at least one distal protrusion arranged below the locking protrusion and a second position wherein the rack is tucked at least partially into an area within the container in a vertical manner as compared to the first position and being frictionally locked within the second position by the locking protrusion;
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- a mat arranged to removably connect to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.