# US 9,516,992 B2 · Multipurpose household appliance for complete cleaning and organizing to help improve the hygiene of baby bottles and also more distinct washable items used for babies and toddlers

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- Number: US 9,516,992 B2
- Document ID: US9516992B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/261,831
- Filed: 2012-12-07
- Published: 2014-08-28
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-07
- Applicants: Lorena Dordan
- Inventors: Lorena Dordan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9516992B2

## CPC

- A47L 17/00: Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like (foam-making devices A47K5/14)
- A47L 25/00: Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass (for cleaning spectacles G02C13/00)
- A47L 15/37: with crockery cleaned by brushes {(for drinking glasses A47L15/0068)}
- Y10T 29/49716: Converting
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A household appliance (11) designed to assist parents in the whole process of cleaning, improving the hygiene, storing, and organizing not only feeding bottles, but more extensively a much more diverse range of washable products constantly used for babies and toddlers. The present invention presents one or more compartments (1, 3 and 10) and accessories that will support in a much better way all steps that this type of housework involves. Its configuration, components, characteristics and method of use will provide higher support providing the basis for a much safer, faster, and more efficient way to take care of the cleaning, and organization of many different baby and young children items simultaneously.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi-purpose household appliance for storing, washing, drying, and organizing baby bottles and other infant and children's products and elements, the appliance comprising:
a base having sidewalls, a closed bottom, and an open top forming a compartment with an interior;
a wash basket having sidewalls, a bottom, and an open top forming a compartment with an interior, the wash basket shaped to be complementary to the base, the sidewalls and bottom each having a plurality of apertures;
a drying rack having sidewalls, a bottom, and an open top forming a compartment with an interior, the drying rack shaped to be complementary to the base, the sidewalls and bottom each having a plurality of apertures; and
a draining board connected to the bottom of the drying rack,
wherein the wash basket is configured for nested receipt within the interior of the base and the drying rack is configured to be vertically inverted and coupled with the base to form an enclosure containing the wash basket so that the entire appliance can be stored as a single enclosure,
wherein a portion of the bottom of the wash basket is a continuous flat surface without apertures to form a surface for mounting of a brush via a suction system,
wherein the drying rack has a plurality of generally cylindrical projections projecting from the bottom of the drying rack into the interior of the drying rack, the plurality of projections comprising a plurality of first projections, a plurality of second projections, and a plurality of third projections, the first projections being longer than the second projections, and the second projections being longer than the third projections, said projections configured to hold baby bottles and other infant and children's products and elements of different shapes and sizes.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The appliance of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises at least one gripping handle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The appliance of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises an auxiliary cleaner storage compartment formed on a side wall of the base.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The appliance of claim 1, wherein the wash basket further comprises a brush with a suction system configured to attach to the portion of the bottom of the wash basket without apertures.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The appliance of claim 1, wherein the wash basket further comprises a handle extending to an exterior of the base when the wash basket is nested within the interior of the base.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method of using the appliance of claim 1, the method comprising:
cleaning a baby bottle or other infant or children's products and elements within the interior of the wash basket,
drying the baby bottle or other infant or children's products and elements within the interior of the drying rack or wash basket, and
storing the baby bottle or other infant or children's products and elements in the base, wash basket, or drying rack.