Cleaning and draining device for sink

Claim 2

A cleaning and draining device for a sink comprising a generally rectangular basket having a bottom, side and end walls, and an open top end; at least one of said walls being foraminous to permit water drainage therethrough; support portions extending outwardly from opposite sides of said basket adapted to rest on and be slidably supported on opposite upper edges of a sink, at least one of said support portions being generally planar to form a tray adapted to support cleaning tools, soap and the like, said tray being arranged in a generally horizontal plane when said support portions rest on the edges of the sink, and said tray including a recessed bottom wall provided with an upwardly projecting surface extending about the periphery of said bottom wall to permit drainage of water accumulated on said tray only into said basket.

Claim 3

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said support portions form part of a peripheral support frame which extends about said open top end of said basket.

Claim 4

A device as defined in claim 2, wherein said support frame has a cross-sectional configuration which is generally an inverted V-shape having inner and outer leg portions, said basket being joined to said inner leg portion and said outer leg portion being adapted to rest and be slidably supported on the upper edges of the sink.

Claim 5

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein all of said walls of said basket are foraminous.

Claim 6

A device as defined in claim 4, wherein each of said basket walls is provided with an apertured portion.

Claim 7

A device as defined in claim 5, wherein said apertured portion is formed by a plurality of generally parallel spaced ribs, and spaced elongate cross members extending between each pair of adjacent spaced ribs to form elongate slots.

Claim 8

A device as defined in claim 6, wherein said parallel ribs are uniformly spaced from each other, and said elongate cross members are uniformly spaced from each other, whereby said slots are generally uniform in length and width on said apertured portion.

Claim 9

A device as defined in claim 1, further comprising external reinforcing ribs on said end walls.

Claim 10

A device as defined in claim 1, further comprising external reinforcing ribs on said bottom wall.

Claim 11

A device as defined in claim 9, wherein two spaced grooves or recesses are provided dimensioned for receiving handles of cleaning and cutting tools or the like.

Claim 12

A device as defined in claim 10, wherein said grooves or recesses are tapered and dimensioned to maintain the tool handles above said bottom wall, whereby water can drain through said grooves or recesses even when said tools are received therein.

Claim 13

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the corners formed by said side and end walls are solid walls, said corner walls being connected at their upper ends to said support portions.

Claim 14

A device as defined in claim 12, further comprising a lower peripheral support frame extending about the periphery of said bottom wall and connected to the lower ends of said corner walls.

Claim 15

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said side and end walls are each inwardly inclined from said open end whereby said open end has a greater area than that of said bottom wall.

Claim 16

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said support portions are integrally formed with said basket.

Claim 17

A device as defined in claim 15, wherein the drainage device is molded as a unitary construction from a plastic material.

Claim 18

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said support portions are arranged to maintain said basket generally horizontally when said support portions rest on the edges of the sink.

Claim 19

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said bottom wall is downwardly inclined in the direction of said basket to aid water drainage thereinto.

Claim 20

A device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a partition wall at the side of said tray proximate to said basket, said partition wall being provided with at least one groove or recess extending to said bottom wall, whereby water on said tray can drain into said basket through said groove or recess.

Claim 21

A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the height and length of said basket are selected to provide a ratio of said height to said length greater than approximately 0.175.

Claim 22

A device as defined in claim 20, wherein said ratio is greater than approximately 0.2.

Claim 23

A cleaning and draining device for a sink comprising a generally rectangular basket having a bottom, side and end foraminous walls to permit water drainage therethrough, and an open top end; support portions extending outwardly from opposite sides of said basket adapted to rest on and be slidably supported on opposite upper edges of a sink, at least one of said support portions being generally planar to form a tray adapted to support cleaning tools, soap and the like, each of said basket walls being provided with an apertured portion formed by a plurality of generally parallel spaced ribs, and spaced elongate cross members extending between each pair of adjacent spaced ribs to form elongate slots, said parallel ribs being uniformly spaced from each other, and said elongate cross members being uniformly spaced from each other, whereby said slots are generally uniform in length and width on said apertured portion, and said elongate cross members being inclined at a uniform angle with respect to said parallel ribs and said elongate cross members alternate in the direction of inclination at successive ones of said parallel ribs, whereby said elongate cross members on both sides of a single rib form mirror images with respect thereto.

Claim 24

A cleaning and draining device for a sink comprising a generally rectangular basket having a bottom, side and end foraminous walls to permit water drainage therethrough, and an open top end; support portions extending outwardly from opposite sides of said basket adapted to rest on and be slidably supported on opposite upper edges of a sink, at least one of said support portions being generally planar to form a tray adapted to support cleaning tools, soap and the like, each of said basket walls being provided with an apertured portion formed by a plurality of generally parallel spaced ribs, and spaced elongate cross members extending between each pair of adjacent spaced ribs to form elongate slots, said parallel ribs being uniformly spaced from each other, and said elongate cross members being uniformly spaced from each other, whereby said slots are generally uniform in length and width on said apertured portion, and said elongate cross members being inclined at a uniform angle with respect to said parallel ribs and said elongate cross members alternate in the direction of inclination at successive ones of said parallel ribs, whereby said elongate cross members on both sides of a single rib form mirror images with respect thereto.