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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2003
Goeran Jerstroem, New York, NY (US);
Boris Kontorovich, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Alec Drummond, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Arsenio Garcia Monsalve, New York, NY (US);
Sally Bernadine Rumble, New York, NY (US);
Steven Dibdin, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Conor P. Mcnamara, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Goeran Jerstroem, New York, NY (US);
Boris Kontorovich, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Alec Drummond, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Arsenio Garcia Monsalve, New York, NY (US);
Sally Bernadine Rumble, New York, NY (US);
Steven Dibdin, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Conor P. McNamara, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
The present invention provides a rack including fingers which are pivotally mounted so that when an actuator is moved to an extended condition the fingers will simultaneously move to an extended position approximately perpendicular to the upper surface of the rack so that items may be placed thereon for uses such as drying. The fingers are pivotally attached to the actuator so that, upon movement to a retracted position, the fingers will pivot downward and to a retracted position below the upper surface providing a flat rack that is easily stored. The rack also includes a liquid indicator for identifying whether liquid is present within a base of the rack.