Patent ID: 6039887
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A colander for rinsing and straining at a sink having a bottom surface and a sink portion having a back surface facing away from the sink, the colander comprising:a bowl portion having an upper rim and a wall portion defining an inner surface and an outer surface on opposite sides thereof, said bowl portion including a plurality of perforations in said wall portion extending between said inner and outer surfaces,an engagement portion for coupling said bowl portion to the sink, said engagement portion having;a stabilizer portion coupled at a first end thereof to said bowl portion and extending laterally away from said bowl portion along a stabilizer plane which is substantially parallel with said upper rim; anda coupler portion coupled to a second end of said stabilizer portion and having a coupler contact surface for communicating with the back surface of the sink portion, whereby the colander is supported therefrom with said bowl portion elevated above the bottom surface of the sink, anda length adjustment arrangement disposed intermediate of said coupler contact surface of said coupler portion and said outer surface of said bowl portion for enabling continuous adjustment of a distance therebetween.