Patent ID: 9427135
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A47J,A47L

Claim Text:
1. A sink dish drainer set, comprising: a mat; a rack; 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 one or more plate support features in the mat that are constructed and arranged to help to support plates that are located in the respective plate support area; wherein the plate support features of the mat comprise at least one raised rib on the mat surface, the at least one raised rib comprising a plurality of channels located along the top of the at least one raised rib, the at least one raised rib having an axis oriented such that the at least one raised rib axis intersects a side of the mat incorporating a drainage area from which water can drain from the mat, and; wherein the rack comprises a plurality of plate support features located in each plate support area that supports 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 in the at least one raised rib is located between pairs of plate support features of the plurality of plate support features, so that the plate support features in the rack and the plate support features in the mat can simultaneously support a plate located in the plate support area.