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US 5,660,284 AGranted
Storage rack for container lids
OwnerRichard C. Vaughninventor
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An improved storage rack for holding and storing cooking container lids and like-shaped objects is provided. The rack has a support frame which holds a number of container lids at an optimum storage angle when the rack is in a vertical or a horizontal orientation. The optimum storage angle is achieved by an assembly of bracket members, side rails and crosspieces which may be infinitely adjustably attached to the bracket members or side rails to form the rests and stops required to hold a number of different sizes of lids at the optimum storage angle. A single size, longitudinally adjustable crosspiece is provided to form the horizontal rests and stops required to support the lids at the optimum storage angle. The storage rack may be formed of a combination of materials and in sizes suitable for use in a home or commercial kitchen environment.
A storage rack positionable in a substantially vertical orientation or in a substantially horizontal orientation for storing and securely holding within said rack at an optimum storage angle when said rack is positioned in either said substantially vertical orientation or said substantially horizontal orientation a number of container lids or like-shaped objects, said rack including:
A storage rack positionable in a vertical orientation or in a horizontal orientation for storing and holding securely within said rack at an optimum storage angle a matched set of cooking container lids that are substantially the same height, but have different diameters, said rack including a support frame capable of positioning said rack alternatively in a horizontal or a vertical orientation, said support frame including a pair of opposed longitudinal side elements extending between a base and a cap, wherein each said side element includes a pair of spaced longitudinal channels for receiving a pair of side rails with alternating projections and grooves along the length thereof, and a plurality of telescoping adjustable crosspieces engaging said alternating projections and grooves of said side rails and forming lid-holding rests and stops in selected fixed positions perpendicularly between said side elements and wherein at least one crosspiece engages each side rail.
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