Dishwasher bag
AssigneesLinda Dmytryk, Carol Zelden
InventorMarilyn Brown
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Abstract
A dishwasher bag for use in combination with an automatic dishwashing machine to ensure a thorough cleansing of small objects and articles of a fragile or delicate nature. The bag is principally comprised of an open mesh material with a large opening at the top to accommodate the convenient insertion and removal of the objects to be cleansed. The opening usually spans the approximate length of the bag and is designed to be placed and cleaned inside. The opening is reinforced usually with a rigid frame and includes a cover element with a plurality of openings to allow water to penetrate from the top. The cover is connected to the bag by one or more hinges affixed to one side of the rigid frame and includes a clasp or similar type of device to secure the cover when closed.
Claims2
In combination with an automatic dishwashing machine having one or more racks for containing dishware and other objects, said racks having thereon a plurality of generally vertically disposed pronged means for supporting and separating dishware, glassware and similar kinds of articles, a bag for containing and cleansing small and/or delicate objects, comprising:
- a flexible mesh or net like fabric including a top end and a bottom end containing a plurality of small openings therein;
- a structure therein for reinforcing said mesh or net like fabric with means to maintain said fabric in an uncollapsed state, said structure defining in said top end a generally rectangular opening having a cover means therein to close the opening for retaining the objects inside, said cover means having a plurality of openings to allow the permeation of water;
- said means to maintain said fabric in a reinforced generally upright uncollapsed state comprising a plurality of openings in said cover means adapted to hook over and held up at said top and by said generally vertically oriented prongs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.