Improvements in Washing-up or Draining Trays.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washing-up or Draining Trays.
We, GEORGE MARRIS and GEORGE SUFFIELD MARRIS, trading as G. Marris
and Son, of The Islington Stamping Works, Browning Street, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick, Stampers and Piercers do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The said invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in
washing-up or draining trays principally for use on kitchen sinks on which trays
china or earthenware cups and saucers, plates, drinking glasses and the like may
be placed to drain after they have been washed.
In making a washing-up or draining tray according to the said invention we
form from woven wire mesh or gauze or from perforated sheet metal such for
example as perforated zinc, a shallow tray. The said tray is preferably rectangular
in shape and of a size somewhat greater in width than the sink on which it is to
be used. The said tray is placed symmetrically on and secured to an oblong
metallic frame provided at its corners with legs, the said frame being preferably
of a width equal to or somewhat less than the width of the sink so that the said
tray overhangs or projects beyond the frame for, say, about an inch on all sides.
The legs of the frame are of a length somewhat greater than the depth of
the sink.
According to one arrangement we make the oblong frame and its legs preferably
of strong wire each of the said legs being formed of two wires, one wire being of
a length somewhat more than double the length of the other.
The longer wire is bent into a V shape and its ends are connected to adjacent
sides of the oblong frame at a short distance from the angle formed by the said
sides and the short wire is connected at one end to the corner of the frame and at
its other end to the middle or angle of the V shaped wire.
In this way, a very
rigid leg is made having the form of two triangles in planes at right angles to one
another. The oblong frame may have two, three or more strengthening wires if
thought necessary or desirable. When we make the draining tray of iron wire we
galvanize it and thereby protect the iron wire from rust.
By making the tray of a somewhat greater size than the frame carrying the
legs, a large draining surface is obtained the portions of the bottom of the tray
projecting beyond the edges of the oblong frame overhanging the edges of
the sink.
The oblong frame on which the draining tray is supported may be made of
metal bars or from sheet metal and the legs may be hinged to the said oblong
frame or made removable therefrom to facilitate packing or storage.
When the tray is made of perforated zinc, the oblong frame may be dispensed
with and the legs may consist of short perpendicular rods screwed at their upper
ends for taking into screwed sockets secured near the corners of the bottom of the
tray.
Although we have described the said invention as principally for use on kitchen
sinks, yet we wish it to be understood that it may be used on a table or bench,
a vessel or cloth being preferably placed underneath it to catch the draining
water.
Dated this Twenty-first day of August. 1895.

page_text: Improvements in Washing-up or Draining Trays.
We, GEORGE MARRIS and GEORGE SUFFIELD MARRIS, trading as G. Marris
and Son, of The Islington Stamping Works, Browning Street, Birmingham, in
the County of Warwick Stampers and Piercers, do hereby declare the nature of
the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The said invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in
washing-up or draining trays principally for use on kitchen sinks on which trays
china or earthenware cups and saucers, plates, drinking glasses and the like may
be placed to drain after they have been washed.
In making a washing-up or draining tray according to the said invention we
form from woven wire mesh or gauze or from perforated sheet metal such for
example as perforated zinc, a shallow tray. The said tray is preferably
rectangular in shape and of a size somewhat greater in width than the sink on
which it is to be used. The said tray is placed symmetrically on and secured to
an oblong metallic or non metallic frame provided at its corners with legs the said
frame being preferably of a width equal to or somewhat less than the width of
the sink so that the said tray overhangs or projects beyond the frame for, say,
about an inch on all sides. The legs of the frame are of a length somewhat
greater than the depth of the sink.
According to one arrangement we make the oblong frame and its legs preferably
of strong wire each of the said legs being formed of two wires one wire being of
a length somewhat more than double the length of the other. The longer wire is
bent into a V shape and its ends are connected to adjacent sides of the oblong
frame at a short distance from the angle formed by the said sides and the short
wire is connected at one end to the corner of the frame and at its other end to the
middle or angle of the V shaped wire. In this way, a very rigid leg is made
having the form of two triangles in planes at right angles to one another. The
oblong frame may have two, three or more strengthening wires if thought
necessary or desirable. When we make the draining tray of iron wire we
galvanize it and thereby protect the iron wire from rust.
By making the tray of a somewhat greater size than the frame carrying the
legs a large draining surface is obtained, the portions of the bottom of the tray
projecting beyond the edges of the oblong frame overhanging the edges of
the sink.
The oblong frame on which the draining tray is supported may be made of
metallic or non metallic bars or from sheet metal and the legs may be hinged to
the said oblong frame or made removeable therefrom to facilitate packing or
storage.
When the tray is made of perforated zinc, the oblong frame may be dispensed
with and the legs may consist of short perpendicular rods screwed at their upper
ends for taking into screw sockets secured near the corners of the bottom of
the tray.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a washing-up or draining
tray made wholly of wire according to one arrangement of the said invention, the
said tray being shown in position for use on a kitchen sink.
The said tray Figure 1 consists essentially of a rectangular net-work a, a³ of
wire dished so as to form sides a', a around the flat or approximately flat bottom a
the said sides making preferably an obtuse angle with the bottom.
To the said wire tray, two rectangular parallel strong wire frames marked
respectively b, c are connected the ends of the wires of the wire work tray being
connected to the larger upper frame c by coiling the said ends over the wire frame c.

page_text: The wire net-work tray a, a is connected to the lower rectangular frame b
preferably by wiring at intervals as is indicated at d, d. The lower rectangular
frame b may be strengthened by the crossing stay rods e, e and f, f. Each of the
legs of the tray is formed of two wires marked respectively 9, h the longer wire g
being bent at its middle into a V shape its ends being connected respectively to
adjacent sides of the lower frame b at equal distances from the corner formed by
the said adjacent sides, the other short wire h being connected at one end to the
said corner and at its other end to the angle of the wire g. In this way, the legs
of the wire tray are made very strong and rigid. The tray is preferably finished
and strengthed when made of iron wire, by dipping it in a bath of molten zinc and
thereby galvanizing the iron wire.
Figure 2 represents a washing-up or draining tray made according to another
arrangement of the said invention; Figure 3 is a plan of underside of a portion of
the same and Figure 4 is a vertical section of a portion of the tray drawn to a
larger scale than Figures 2 and 3. The tray Figures 2, 3 and 4 is made of a
sheet of wire net work provided with a wire frame i secured by staples (see
Figure 3) to the underside of a rectangular wooden frame p the inner lower edges
of which are rebated as is best seen in Figure 4 for the reception of the edges of
the wire work constituting the bottom of the tray.
The legs 1, 1, 1, 1 are jointed at m, m, m, m to the wooden frame p to permit of
the legs being folded or turned in line with the sides of the frame as indicated in
dotted lines in Figure 2 to facilitate packing and storage or transit of the trays ;.
but the said legs are fixed in their vertical position when in use by the screw
eyes n, n, n, n being turned so as to cross the notches o in the turned in parts of the
sheet metal legs l.
A metal frame may be substituted for the wooden frame p in the arrangement
Figures 2, 3 and 4 and the folding legs may be removed, instead of folded, where
desired by withdrawing the screw pins m, m on which they turn.
Although we have described the said invention as principally for use on kitchen
sinks, yet we wish it to be understood that it may be used on a table or bench, a
vessel or cloth being preferably placed underneath it to catch the draining
water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that we claim
as the said invention :-
First. The improvements in washing-up or draining trays hereinbefore described
and illustrated in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, the said improvements
consisting in forming the said trays of rectangular dish shaped pieces of wire net.
work, perforated zinc or the like, provided at the corners with legs of the
construction described on which legs the trays are supported substantially as
described and illustrated.
Secondly. The improvements in washing-up or draining trays hereinbefore
described and illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings, the
said improvements consisting in forming the trays of a rectangular sheet of wire-
net work, perforated zinc or the like secured to a rectangular metallic or non-
metallic frame the legs being jointed to the said frame so as to permit them to
fold and thereby facilitate packing and storage substantially as described and.
illustrated.
ليد
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1000