Dish rack with extender
AssigneeCambro Manufacturing Company
InventorsCharles W. Jarvis, John W. Goodin
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Abstract
A dish rack having a base portion with a substantially single side walled structure and an extender for seating on the base portion having a substantially single walled structure along its sides. The extender for seating on the base portion has prongs extending from the lower region formed as a pair of tines terminating in a barb. Sockets are formed within the base portion having socket walls with a notch therein for receiving the prongs. The prongs are flexible and formed on the lower portions of the extenders and are adapted to index and interface with the sockets. The prongs with the barbed ends seat in sockets having a sloped portion for forming the notch for receiving the barbs of the prongs.
Claims19
A dish rack comprising:
- a base portion with sides and corners having a substantially single walled structure along its sides;
- an extender with sides and corners for seating on said base portion having a substantially single walled structure along its sides;
- double walls forming said corners of said base portion and said extender;
- and
- means for connecting said base portion to said extender.
A dish rack comprising:
- a base portion;
- at least one extender for connection to said base portion having prongs extending from the lower region of said extender formed as a pair of tines terminating in a barb on at least one of said tines;
- and,
- sockets within said base portion having inwardly extending socket walls with a notch therein for receiving the prongs.
A connector for connecting a base portion, with an upper surface, of a dish rack to an extender with a lower surface comprising:
- a plurality of sockets in the upper surface of the base portion extending thereinto;
- pairs of flexible prongs on the lower portions of said extender adapted to index and interface with said sockets;
- each of said pairs of prongs having a barbed end;
- and,
- each of said sockets having a sloped portion of its interior wall forming an angular notch for receiving the barbs of said prongs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.