Abstract:
A strainer for straining food is disclosed wherein. The strainer includes a clamping device for clamping the strainer to a center partition of a sink.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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     REFERENCE TO A SEQUENCE LISTING, TABLE, OR COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
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     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to strainers for straining food. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 shows a front view of the strainer; 
     FIG. 2 shows a top view of the strainer; 
     FIG. 3 shows a back view of the strainer; 
     FIG. 4 shows a side view of the strainer; 
     FIG. 5 shows a side perspective view of the strainer; and 
     FIG. 6 shows the strainer mounted to the center partition of a sink. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     As best shown in FIGS. 1-4, the strainer  100  includes a circular rim  2  having an upper side  4  and surrounding a central vertical axis  6 . A bowl shaped strainer portion  8  having an upper peripheral edge  10  is connected to a lower side  12  of the circular rim  2  and a plurality of perforations  13  extend through the strainer portion  8 . A first handle  14  is connected to an outer side portion  16  of the circular rim  8 . The strainer includes first and second legs  18 , wherein the first and second lens  18  are attached to an outer side portion  20  of the rim and an outer side surface  22  of said strainer portion B. The first and second legs  18  each having a bottom surface  24  positioned below the strainer portion  8  and aligned parallel to the upper side  4  of the circular rim  2  and a vertical side surface  26  that is perpendicular to the bottom surface  24  and that faces in a direction away from the strainer portion  8 . First and second horizontal threaded bores  28  extend into an upper portion of the first and second legs  18 , respectively. The first and second legs  18  extend from the outer side portion  19  of the rim  2  that is opposite the outer side portion  16  of the rim to the which the first handle  14  is connected. As shown in FIG. 1, the legs  18  are laterally offset from the central vertical axis  6  of the circular rim  8 . The strainer includes second handle  30 . First and second clamping parts  32  are attached to and extend downwardly from opposite sides of the second handle  30 . The first and second clamping parts  32  each include a vertical side surface  34  that extends parallel to and faces toward the respective vertical side surface  26  of the first and second legs  18  and first and second horizontal bores  36  formed in an upper portion of each of the first and second clamping parts  32 , respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal bores  36  in the first and second clamping parts  32  are axially aligned with the respective horizontal threaded bores  28  in the first and second legs  18 . First and second threaded fasteners  38  are received in the horizontal bores  36  of the first and second clamping parts  32  and in the horizontal threaded bores  28  of said first and second legs  18 . The first and second fasteners  38  are adapted to bias the vertical side surfaces  34  of the first and second clamping parts  32  towards the vertical side surfaces  26  of the first and second legs  18 . The rim  2 , strainer portion  8 , first handle  14 , first and second legs  18 , second handle  30 , first and second clamping parts  32 , and first and second threaded fasteners  38  are all formed of light-weight plastic that can be washed in a dishwasher. As shown in FIG. 6 the opposed vertical side surfaces  40  of the center partition  42  are clamped between vertical side surfaces  26  of the legs  18  and the vertical side surfaces  34  of the clamping parts  32  upon tightening of the first and second threaded fasteners  38  to clamp the strainer  100  to the center partition  42  of the sink  200 .