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US 12,539,001 B2Granted
Kitchen caddy and accessory system and methods for using same
OwnerKrishna R. Chilukuriinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and systems for detachably mounting accessories, such as kitchen and bath accessories. In one aspect, a disclosed system encompasses a caddy device for detachably coupling at least one accessory; and at least one accessory configured to detachably couple to the caddy device. The caddy device may be mounted to any surface and used for detachable coupling one or more accessories, such as a kitchen sponge or brush. Also disclosed herein are kits and methods for using the disclosed devices and systems.
Claims19
A caddy device for coupling one or more accessories, the device comprising:
- a base station comprising a first side configured to be mounted onto an external surface, the base station comprising:
- a base station surface extending along substantially the entirety of a second side of the base station, the second side of the base station opposing the first side of the base station, the base station surface comprising:
- a first antimicrobial material;
- and
- a first magnetic material comprising one or more magnets embedded within the antimicrobial material, the one or more magnets positioned to permit attachment of a sponge to the second side of the base station;
- a sponge configured to be releasably attached to the base station surface of the base station, the sponge comprising:
- a second magnetic material formed within a first sponge surface extending along substantially the entirety of a first side of the sponge, wherein the second magnetic material magnetically couples with the one or more magnets;
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- a second sponge surface extending along substantially the entirety of a second side of the sponge, the second side opposing the first side, the second sponge surface comprising a nonmagnetic material;
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- a brush attachment configured to be releasably attached to the first surface of the base station, the brush attachment comprising a third magnetic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.