Patent ID: 9103590
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
1. A drying tray comprising: at least one perforated panel; and a frame adapted to support and fully surround the perforated panel, the frame comprising a plurality of interconnecting plastic support members adapted to receive the perforated panel, the frame including a plurality of elongated one-piece lateral support members and two elongated longitudinal support members, and each lateral support member including a first lateral side, a second lateral side substantially opposing the first lateral side, a first end, a second end, a top surface that defines the top surface of the tray and a bottom surface that defines the bottom surface of the tray, wherein each of the longitudinal support members include a panel slot configured to accept at least a portion of the perforated panel therein, each lateral support member including a first panel slot in the first lateral side adapted to engage at least a portion of a perforated panel, each lateral support member including a second panel slot in the second lateral side adapted to engage at least a portion of a second perforated panel, wherein first and second lateral support members define opposing lateral sides of the tray, and the lateral support members define a thickness extending from the top surface to the bottom surface that is greater than a corresponding thickness of the longitudinal support members, and wherein a first longitudinal member includes a first end and a second end and defines a longitudinal side of the tray and is coupled to a medial portion of the thickness of the first and second lateral support members proximate the first ends thereof, and a second longitudinal member includes a first end and a second end and defines an opposing longitudinal side of the tray and is coupled to a medial portion of the thickness of the first and second lateral support members proximate the second ends thereof.