Drainage rack

A rack for recovering fluids from a plurality of containers, the containers each defining a container finish, a container peripheral wall extending from the container finish and a container end wall opposed to the container finish, the rack comprising:

• a trunk defining a trunk passageway open at a bottom end thereof;
• first and second branches extending from the trunk in a substantially superposed relationship relative to each other with the second branch above the first branch, each of the first and second branches being substantially elongated and defining a branch proximal end and a substantially opposed branch distal end, the branch distal end being higher than the branch proximal end when the rack is in an operational configuration, the first and second branches extending from the trunk at the branch proximal end, the first branch further defining a branch passageway open at the branch proximal end and leading into the trunk passageway, the first branch defining a plurality of top apertures facing upwardly and leading into the branch passageway;
• and a container holder secured to the second branch for holding at least one of the containers;
• wherein, in operation, the containers are held in the rack with the container finishes each engaging a respective one of the top apertures and the container holder engaging the at least one of the containers so that the at least one of the containers is maintained in a substantially predetermined orientation;
• whereby fluids contained in the containers may be collected through the branch and trunk passageways for discharge at the bottom end.