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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Lifetime Brands, Inc., Garden City, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Micek, Saddle Brook, NJ (US);
William Edwin Drinkwater, Greenlawn, NY (US);
Assignee:
LIFETIME BRANDS, INC., Garden City, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 19/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collapsible drying rack having a flexible base capable of being folded along at least one fold line or axis, and a substantially rigid drying support secured to a portion of the flexible base. The drying support has one or more tines configured to have a first folded position and a second upright operable position. A locking mechanism secures the tines in their upright operable position. The flexible base can be folded over the drying support (when the tines are folded down) and secured in the folded position for storage.