Patent ID: 8127942
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for draining liquid from wet items, the apparatus comprising: two opposing sidewalls, a rear wall, a front wall; a sloped floor positioned at an inclined angle between the two opposing sidewalls such that surface of the sloped floor meets the rear wall at a first position and the sloped floor meets the front wall at a second position, such that the first position is lower in altitude relative to the second position, wherein an opening formed in the apparatus allows for wet items to be placed in between the sidewalls on the sloped floor; one or more receiver partitions formed on the sloped floor to receive and hold the wet items; and a gutter running along an edge where the rear wall meets the sloped floor, the gutter running along a substantial portion of the sloped floor at the first position wherein the gutter is substantially tangent to the rear wall at an internal edge where the sloped floor meets the rear wall, wherein the gutter is configured to collect liquid drained from the wet items, wherein the gutter is configured to allow the collected liquid in the gutter to drain outward toward at least a first exit route and a second exit route, wherein a first spout is connectable to a first end of the gutter, adjacent to a first sidewall, that forms the first exit route and a second spout is connectable to a second end of the gutter, adjacent to a second sidewall, that forms the second exit route, wherein the second end of the gutter is located diametrically opposed to the first end of the gutter, such that the collected liquid drains out of the gutter through the first spout when the second spout is plugged and the collected liquid drains out of the gutter through the second spout when the first spout is plugged; wherein the collected liquid is drained from the first spout or the second spout into an adjacent sink by way of a first hose or a second hose, respectively, extending from outlets of the first spout or the second spout into the sink, wherein in a first placement position the rear wall is positioned away from the user, the front wall is positioned towards the user and the first sidewall is positioned next to a first side of the sink such that the first hose extends into the sink from the first spout without interfering with the user's ability to use the sink due to the location of the first spout being towards the rear wall in the first placement position, wherein in a second placement position the rear wall is positioned away from the user, the front wall is positioned towards the user and the second sidewall is positioned next to a second side of the sink, wherein the second side of the sink is diametrically opposed to the first side of the sink, such that the second hose extends into the sink from the second spout without interfering with the user's ability to use the sink due to the location of the second spout being towards the rear wall in the second placement position, and wherein in the first placement position the second spout is plugged and in the second placement position the first spout is plugged.