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US3245548A
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Commercial dish washer rack
Assignee: Green Valley Products Inc
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Filing: 1964-03-12
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1984-03-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kesilman Sol
- 👤 Hyman B Penn
- 👤 Kravitz Milton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/42; A47L15/50; A47L15/501
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
284 words
A TWO POSITION STACKABLE COMMERICAL DISH WASHER RACK HAVING PERIPHERAL SIDES AND A NETWORK AREA FOR HOLDING ARTICLES TO BE WASHED, CERTAIN OF THE SIDES OF THE RACK BEING DEFINED BY INNER AND OUTER PANELS ASSOCIATED WITH A TOP RAIL, LOCATING POSTS PROJECTING FROM SAID TOP RAIL, SAID INNER AND OUTER WALL PANELS DEFINING A SPACE WITH LIMITING MEANS POSITIONED THEREIN TO LIMIT THE PENETRATION OF LOCATING POSTS OF ANOTHER DISH WASHER RACK TO A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT SO THAT THE RACKS WILL BE STACKED RELATIVELY FAR APART IN A FIRST STACKING POSITION, CERTAIN OF THE AREA ADJACENT SAID POSTS BEING FREE OF SAID LIMITING MEANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER AREA ADJACENT SAID POST HAVING SAID LIMITING MEANS WHEREIN SAID LOCATING POSTS CAN PENETRATE BEYOND SAID LIMITING MEANS IN SAID AREA THAT ARE FREE OF SAID LIMITING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID RACKS MAY ALSO BE STACKED RELATIVELY CLOSELY IN A SECOND STACKING POSITION, SAID RACK HAVING FOUR SIDES INCLUDING A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDES AND A SECOND PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDES PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDES, LOCATING POSTS BEING POSITIONED AT THE CORNERS OF SAID RACK, SAID LOCATING POSTS BEING LSHAPED AND INCLUDING A MAJOR PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SIDES AND A MINOR PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH A SIDE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PARALLEL SIDE, SAID LIMITING MEANS BEING SPACER MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER PANELS AND HAVING A CHANNEL SHAPED LOWER EDGE TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF SAID POST IN SAID FIRST STACKING POSITION, AND AN L-SHAPED RECEPTION AREA WITH AN OPEN LOWER END BEING PROVIDED WITHIN SAID LOCATING POSTS, SAID L-SHAPED RECEPTION AREA HAVING MAJOR AND MINOR PORTIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE MAJOR AND MINOR PORTIONS OF SAID POSTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
284 words
A TWO POSITION STACKABLE COMMERICAL DISH WASHER RACK HAVING PERIPHERAL SIDES AND A NETWORK AREA FOR HOLDING ARTICLES TO BE WASHED, CERTAIN OF THE SIDES OF THE RACK BEING DEFINED BY INNER AND OUTER PANELS ASSOCIATED WITH A TOP RAIL, LOCATING POSTS PROJECTING FROM SAID TOP RAIL, SAID INNER AND OUTER WALL PANELS DEFINING A SPACE WITH LIMITING MEANS POSITIONED THEREIN TO LIMIT THE PENETRATION OF LOCATING POSTS OF ANOTHER DISH WASHER RACK TO A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT SO THAT THE RACKS WILL BE STACKED RELATIVELY FAR APART IN A FIRST STACKING POSITION, CERTAIN OF THE AREA ADJACENT SAID POSTS BEING FREE OF SAID LIMITING MEANS, AND CERTAIN OTHER AREA ADJACENT SAID POST HAVING SAID LIMITING MEANS WHEREIN SAID LOCATING POSTS CAN PENETRATE BEYOND SAID LIMITING MEANS IN SAID AREA THAT ARE FREE OF SAID LIMITING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID RACKS MAY ALSO BE STACKED RELATIVELY CLOSELY IN A SECOND STACKING POSITION, SAID RACK HAVING FOUR SIDES INCLUDING A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDES AND A SECOND PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDES PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDES, LOCATING POSTS BEING POSITIONED AT THE CORNERS OF SAID RACK, SAID LOCATING POSTS BEING LSHAPED AND INCLUDING A MAJOR PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID PARALLEL SIDES AND A MINOR PORTION ASSOCIATED WITH A SIDE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PARALLEL SIDE, SAID LIMITING MEANS BEING SPACER MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER PANELS AND HAVING A CHANNEL SHAPED LOWER EDGE TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF SAID POST IN SAID FIRST STACKING POSITION, AND AN L-SHAPED RECEPTION AREA WITH AN OPEN LOWER END BEING PROVIDED WITHIN SAID LOCATING POSTS, SAID L-SHAPED RECEPTION AREA HAVING MAJOR AND MINOR PORTIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE MAJOR AND MINOR PORTIONS OF SAID POSTS.
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