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US 8,801,926 B2Granted
Sink colander and storage assembly
OwnerTodd Housleyinventor
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Abstract
A colander assembly having a base member and a basket device removeably connectable to the base member. The basket device includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls forming a basket or storage area, wherein the bottom wall and first and second sidewalls are positionable between a storage position and an extended or use position.
Claims16
A sink colander assembly, comprising:
- a base member;
- and
- a basket device removably coupleable to the base member, the basket device having a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls forming a storage area;
- at least one collapsible segment formed in the pair of side walls and the bottom wall, the at least one collapsible segment continuously extending from one sidewall, along the bottom wall, to the other side wall, the at least one collapsible segment operable to facilitate expansion and retraction of the colander, wherein the bottom wall and first and second sidewalls are positionable between a collapsed position and an extended position.
1 more element
A collapsible colander assembly for use in a sink, the colander assembly comprising:
- a base configured to be supported by and removably coupleable to a sink wall;
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- a collapsible colander removably coupleable to the base, the collapsible colander operable to move between an extended position and a collapsed position, the collapsible colander comprising:
- a rear wall for positioning adjacent the base and configured to be removably coupleable to the base;
- a front wall opposite the rear wall, wherein the front wall remains substantially parallel to the rear wall when the collapsible colander is in the extended position and in the collapsed position;
- a pair of sidewalls and a bottom wall extending between the front wall and the rear wall;
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- at least one collapsible segment formed in the pair of side walls and the bottom wall, the at least one collapsible segment continuously extending from one sidewall, along the bottom wall, to the other side wall, the at least one collapsible segment operable to facilitate expansion and retraction of the colander.
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A colander for use with a sink having a sink sidewall, comprising:
- a basket device removably coupleable to the sink sidewall, the basket device having a rear wall for supporting the basket on the sink sidewall, a bottom wall and first and second sidewalls forming a storage area;
- at least one collapsible segment formed in the side walls and the bottom wall, the at least one collapsible segment continuously extending from one side wall, along the bottom wall, to the other side wall, the at least one collapsible segment operable to facilitate expansion and retraction of the colander.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.