Patent ID: 7921769

Claim:
A bowl and basket assembly ( 100 , 200 ) including: a perforated basket ( 104 , 204 ); and a bowl ( 102 , 202 ) for receiving said basket; characterized in that said basket includes at least a first body member ( 104 a , 204 a ) and a second body member ( 104 b , 204 b ) connected with each other via at least one link member ( 126 , 205 ), wherein said body members are movable relative to each other between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and further characterized in that said basket includes at least a third body member ( 104 c , 204 c ) connected with said first and second body member via said link member, and further characterized in that said first, second and third body members are movable relative to one another between a first configuration in which said first body member sits on said second body member and said second body member sits on said third body member, and a second configuration in which said second body member is within said first body member, and said third body member is within said second body member, and further characterized in that said link member is slidable and rotatable relative to said first and third body members during movement of said first, second and third body members between said first and second configurations.