Patent ID: 6886702

Claim:
An apparatus for storing and dispensing articles used in a kitchen comprising (a) an inner storage area; (b) a vertically oriented grate (i) having an inside and an outside, said inside of said grate circumscribing said inner storage area, (ii) including a plurality of primary grate openings each circumscribed by a pair of generally horizontally oriented edges and a pair of vertically oriented edges, (iii) having an open top such that kitchen articles can be vertically moved through said open top into and out of said inner storage area, (iv) including at least one auxiliary opening larger than said primary grate openings and shaped and dimensioned to dispense laterally kitchen articles from said inner storage area through said auxiliary opening; (c) a plurality of removable fasteners ( 60 , 61 ) for hanging kitchen articles ( 63 , 64 ) on said inside of said grate from said generally horizontally oriented edges; (d) a panel member ( 16 ) mounted on said grate inside said inner storage area and including an opening ( 17 ) formed therein; and, (e) a bowl ( 19 ) removably mounted in said opening ( 17 ) for removal upwardly through said open top.