Cooking vessel lid holder with drip collection apparatus
OwnerGary Sergianniinventor
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Abstract
A cooking vessel lid holder and drip collection apparatus which includes wire frame front and rear upright member, an intermediate wire frame structure between the front and rear upright members, and a wire frame base supporting the upright members, all of which form a space for removable placement of a drip collection receptacle. The front and rear upright members a provided with one-way hinges so that the frame assembly collapses inwardly for storage in a typical low profile kitchen drawer.
Claims20
A cooking vessel lid holder and drip collection apparatus, comprising:
- front and rear upright members, each having upper and lower portions;
- intermediate structure interposed between said front and rear upright members so as to define a space for the removable capture of a drip collection receptacle;
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- a drip collection receptacle disposed in the space defined by said intermediate structure and said front and rear upright members.
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said rear upright member includes right and left arms and said capturing means comprises a transverse wire rod member interposed between said right and left arms.
A plate and lid holder for supporting plates and lids in a generally upright orientation, said apparatus comprising:
- two vertically disposed rod members, including a front upright a rear upright, each having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portions including integral bends;
- a foot member attached at a plurality of points to each of said integral bends in said lower portions of said front and rear uprights;
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- a drip collection and container structure interposed between said front and rear uprights.
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said shoulders comprise partly arcuate rod members having interior ends terminating at and connected to both front and rear uprights.
A cooking vessel lid support, comprising:
- a wire frame assembly having front and rear upright members;
- a base member for supporting said front and rear upright members in a substantially vertical orientation;
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- a drip collection receptacle disposed between said front and rear upright members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.