# US 2008/0185352 A1 · Stemware Drying Rack

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- Number: US 2008/0185352 A1
- Document ID: US20080185352A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/670,793
- Filed: 2007-02-02
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-02
- Inventors: Morgan Whitney O'Hara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080185352A1

## CPC

- A47L 19/02: Draining-boards
- A47B 73/00: Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks
- A47L 15/50: Racks {; Baskets}
- A47L 15/505: {Inserts, e.g. for holding baby bottles, stemware or cups}
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

## Abstract

The stemware drying racks are configured to support stemware to permit drying of the stemware, and may be configured to position the stemware over a well of a sink to permit drainage of water or the like directly into the well of the sink. The stemware drying racks may include a base that is mountable to a sidewall of a sink, such as with suction cups or the like, and/or a base that is configured to rest upon a divider of a sink for support. The base may include one or more pairs of spaced apart prongs for supporting stemware, with the space between the prongs sized to receive a stem of the stemware and support the stemware in an inverted orientation over a well of the sink.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stemware drying rack mountable on a sink divider for supporting one or more glasses, the rack comprising:
a base;
a pair of spaced apart supports depending relative to the base;
a support upstanding relative to the base; and
a pair of prongs extending outwardly from the upstanding support, the prongs having a gap therebetween for receiving a stem of a glass.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein a second pair of prongs extend outwardly from the upstanding support, the second pair of prongs having a gap therebetween for receiving a stem of a glass.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein a second support is upstanding relative to the base and includes one or more pairs of outwardly extending prongs having a gap therebetween for receiving a stem of a glass.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein one or more pairs of outwardly extending prongs are position on an opposite side of the upstanding support relative to the other pair of prongs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein ends of the prongs, opposite the upstanding support, are directed either upwardly or downwardly relative to the remainder of the prongs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein the pair of spaced apart depending supports are spaced apart by a distance sufficient to receive a sink divider therebetween when the rack is mounted on a sink divider.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The stemware drying rack of claim 6, wherein the distance between the spaced apart depending supports decreases away from the base.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein the upstanding support and the pair of prongs are formed of wire.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The stemware drying rack of claim 1, wherein a support rib extends between one of the prongs and the upstanding support.

### Claim 10

A stemware drying rack mountable to a sink wall for supporting one or more glasses, the rack comprising:
a support;
at least one suction cup for adhering the support relative to a sink wall; and
at least one pair of prongs extending outwardly from the support, each pair of prongs having a gap therebetween to receive a stem of a glass.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The stemware drying rack of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the support is formed of wire.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The stemware drying rack of claim 10, wherein the support and the prongs are formed of wire.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The stemware drying rack of claim 10, wherein ends of the prongs opposite the support are directed at an angle relative to the remainder of the prongs.

### Claim 14

A dryer for stemware comprising:
a lower portion having a pair of spaced apart supports with a gap therebetween for receiving a divider of a sink; and
an upper portion having an upstanding support and at least one pair of outwardly projecting of prongs, the prongs having a gap therebetween for receiving a stem of a glass.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The dryer for a stemware glass of claim 14, wherein the upper portion is formed of wire.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The dryer for a stemware glass of claim 15, wherein the lower portion is formed of wire.