Sink dish drainer set

A sink dish drainer set, comprising:

• a mat;
• a rack;
• wherein the rack has hollow feet;
• wherein the mat has projections which accept the hollow feet;
• wherein the mat and the rack are constructed and arranged to be coupled such that the rack sits on the mat in a particular location;
• wherein the rack includes at least one plate support area that sits above a raised rib on the top surface of the mat, where the raised rib has a plurality of channels located along the top of the raised rib, perpendicular to the axis of the raised rib's length, where the channels are constructed and arranged to support plates located in the at least one plate support area, the raised rib having an axis oriented such that the axis of the raised rib intersects a side of the mat incorporating a drainage area from which water can drain from the mat;
• and
• wherein the rack includes a plurality of support features located in each plate support area that support plates located in that area,
• wherein when the rack is sitting on top of the mat in the particular location, a channel of the plurality of channels is located between pairs of support features of the plurality of support features in the at least one plate support area, so that the plate support features in the rack and the channels in the mat can simultaneously support a plate located in the at least one plate support area.

A sink dish drainer set, comprising:

• a mat;
• a rack;
• wherein the rack has hollow feet;
• wherein the mat has projections which accept the hollow feet, a rim and a drainage area;
• wherein the rack includes a first plate support area that sits above a raised rib on the top surface of the mat, where the rib has at least one channel located along the top of the rib, perpendicular to the axis of the raised rib's length, where the channel supports a plate that is located in the first plate support area, the raised rib having an axis oriented such that the axis of the raised rib intersects a side of the mat incorporating a drainage area from which water can drain from the mat;
• wherein the rack includes a plurality of plate support features located in the first plate support area that support plates located in that area;
• wherein the rack and the mat are constructed and arranged to be coupled such that the rack sits on the mat in a particular location where the at least one channel of the raised rib of the mat is located between a pair of plate support features of the plurality of plate support features in the at least one plate support area of the rack, so that the plate support features in the rack and the channels in the mat can simultaneously support a plate located in the at least one plate support area,
• wherein the plurality of plate support features of the first plate support area further comprise a series of parallel louvers that are spaced from and parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the raised rib on the top surface of the mat;
• wherein the rack further comprises two spaced ribs that are spaced from and parallel to each other and parallel to the raised rib on the mat, connecting and supporting the parallel louvers between which plates may be inserted and where the tops of the parallel louvers are located in a plane so as to define a flat region that can support various kitchen objects for drying;
• wherein the rack further comprises upward facing prongs along the sides of the rack on which objects can rest;
• wherein the rack has a utensil basket in which silverware can be placed;
• and
• wherein the rack further comprises a second plate support area which does not utilize mat plate support features.