Configurable collaborative communal culinary workspaces
OwnerJason Alan Applerinventor
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Abstract
An off-counter tableware, cookware or utensils drying/storage space includes a mix of drawers and/or shelves distributed in upper and/or lower locations. The drawers and shelves allow water to evaporate off tableware, cookware or utensil which have been cleaned and placed in the drawer/shelf wet and also direct any water which does not evaporate to a collection point. In addition, a communal washing and/or rinsing station includes a primary washing and rinsing device with a default-spray nozzle. The station can include a high flow filling device and a filtered water faucet.
Claims7
An off-counter tableware, cookware or utensil drying space comprising:
- a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a means of allowing water to evaporate off tableware, cookware or utensil which have been cleaned and placed in the drawer wet and a means of conducting that water which does not evaporate to a collection point which allows for the drainage or reclamation of the water in a manner that prevents residential water damage;
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- a plurality of shelves, each shelf having a means of allowing water to evaporate off tableware, cookware or utensil which have been cleaned and placed on the shelf wet and a means of conducting that water which does not evaporate to a collection point which allows for the drainage or reclamation of the water in a manner that prevents residential water damage.
A communal washing and rinsing station comprising:
- a primary washing and rinsing device with a nozzle which defaults to spray as its primary mode;
- a mechanism which controls the temperature and flow rate of the water being sent to the washing and rinsing device by adjusting the flow of the hot and cold water supply through valves before the water reaches the washing and rinsing device;
- a control mechanism for controlling temperature and flow rate by remote selectors, which could be buttons, switches, or other forms of input, and which communicate with the mechanism wirelessly or through wires or mechanical connections;
- wherein indexing of the control of the mechanism such that the user needs only to select from a limited number of options for temperature and flow rate, and therefore spends less time and effort initiating the washing and rinsing device, thereby saving time, effort, and water;
- a filling device that is separate from the washing and rinsing device, and that is intended to reduce the effort and time required to fill pots and other items with water;
- a hands-free mechanism for activating the filling device to make filling pots more accessible and convenient;
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- a filtered water faucet coupled to the filling device.
An off-counter tableware, cookware or utensil drying space comprising a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a means of allowing water to evaporate off tableware, cookware or utensil which have been cleaned and placed in the drawer wet and a means of directing water which does not evaporate to a collection point which allows for the drainage or reclamation of the water in a manner that prevents residential water damage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.