Patent ID: 8925742
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dish rack system, comprising: a tray providing a first generally planar draining surface having a first surface area with a first width and a first length greater than said first width; and a folding platform independent from and unattached to said tray and including a pair of half trays rotatably coupled to each other about a rotation axis aligned with a longitudinal axis and with said rotation axis generally perpendicular to a lateral axis, said folding platform including an unfolded mode and a folded mode, with said tray configured to support said folding platform when said folding platform is in said unfolded mode, said unfolded mode providing an unfolded width for said folding platform greater than said first width and providing an unfolded length along said longitudinal axis; wherein said pair of half trays are aligned in a plane and define a second generally planar draining surface having a drain region overlying said tray when said folding platform is in said unfolded mode and supported by said tray, each half tray including an inner edge substantially parallel to said rotation axis and further including an outer edge opposite of said inner edge and each half tray including a plurality of drain elements generally parallel to said lateral axis; wherein said pair of half trays are generally parallel to each other with said outer edges proximate each other when said folding platform is in said folded mode producing a pair of proximated outer edges with said proximated outer edges configured to freestand said folding platform when in said folded mode and said outer edges proximated to each other; and wherein said second generally planar draining surface includes a second surface area with a second width and a second length, said second surface area greater than said first surface area.