EP1935324A1 - Drainage grid for a dish dripping device and dish dripping device using the same - Google Patents

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EP1935324A1
EP1935324A1 EP07123396A EP07123396A EP1935324A1 EP 1935324 A1 EP1935324 A1 EP 1935324A1 EP 07123396 A EP07123396 A EP 07123396A EP 07123396 A EP07123396 A EP 07123396A EP 1935324 A1 EP1935324 A1 EP 1935324A1
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Raffeale Piacenza
Marco Alessandro Piacenza
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L19/00—Drying devices for crockery or table-ware, e.g. tea-cloths
    • A47L19/04—Crockery baskets; Draining-racks

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  • the present invention relates to a drainage grid for a dish dripping device and a dripping device using the same.
  • Said devices normally consist of a drainage grid on which the wet dishes are positioned to keep them slightly suspended, thus facilitating the precipitation of the residual water and accelerating the drying of the same.
  • the grid is also equipped with a collection basin, positioned below the device, for collecting the drips.
  • This basin prevents the formation of pools on the surface on which the dripping device rests, in particular when a large quantity of dishes must be left to drip. Furthermore, said basin, by collecting the drips, prevents the formation of calcareous residues on the supporting surface, after the drips have dried, which are normally aggressive and harmful for the surface itself.
  • the known devices normally appear as an essentially rectangular container, open on the upper side and containing a drainage grid consisting of variously shaped cells, for example square, rectangular or undulating.
  • a first type has a vertical extension, which facilitates an optimized positioning of the dishes, so that the surface offered by the dripping device can be better exploited, thus increasing its capacity.
  • a second type on the contrary, has a flat structure substantially housed in the collection basin like a painting in its frame.
  • the flat structure of the drainage grid offers several advantages with respect to grids with a vertical structure, among which a reduced encumbrance, the possibility of being used as a supporting surface, when free of dishes, and an improved overall aesthetic appearance.
  • the wet dishes must consequently be laid flat on the drainage grid, thus occupying considerable space and consequently providing a reduced capacity of the dripping device.
  • a general objective of the present invention is to solve the above drawbacks of the known art, in an extremely simple, economical and functional manner.
  • Another objective is to conceive a flat drainage grid for a dripping device which allows a vertical and safe positioning of the dishes.
  • a further objective is to provide a dripping device having a large capacity combined with a reduced encumbrance and which can act as a supporting surface when empty.
  • a drainage grid for a dripping device for dishes has been conceived, together with the relative device, having the characteristics specified in the enclosed claims.
  • the device for the dripping of dishes in question is indicated as a whole with 10 and includes a drip collection basin 11 in which a drainage grid 12 having a flat structure, according to the invention, is positioned.
  • the collection basin 11 described in the illustrative and non-limiting embodiment has a rectangular form with rounded corners, but it can have any other geometrical shape suitable for the purpose.
  • Said collection basin 11 moreover, preferably has, along two opposite sides of its perimeter, two gripping elements 13 for easier transporting of the dripping device 10.
  • the drainage grid 12 comprises a first flat portion 14 consisting of a series of parallel elongated elements 19, separated by a series of connecting bridges 20. This first portion, regardless of the configuration of the dripping device 10, is horizontally housed in the basin 11.
  • the drainage grid 12 also comprises a second portion 15, rotatingly constrained around a first axis defined by line 21 along which the first portion 14 and the second 15 portion border, and a third portion 16 rotatingly constrained to a second axis defined by the border line 22 between the second portion 15 and the third portion 16.
  • the second portion 15 of the grid 12 also consists of a set of elongated elements 19, parallel and distanced by a series of bridges, whereas the third portion 16 of the grid 12 preferably has cells 17 having an elongated oval or rectangular form.
  • the respective elongated elements 19 In correspondence with the border line 21 between the first portion 14 and the second 15 portion of the grid, the respective elongated elements 19 have a reduced thickness 23 to form a weakened line, which allows the rotation of the second portion 15 around the first axis 21.
  • the two portions 14 and 15 can obviously be produced separately and can be hinged to each other by means of pins.
  • Said elongated elements 19 preferably have a rounded termination 23, in correspondence with said border line 21.
  • said portions have a reduced thickness 24 which forms a weakened line.
  • the second portion 15 and third portion 16 are preferably each subdivided into two independent sub-portions 15a, 15b and 16a, 16b.
  • the particular structure of the drainage grid 12, according to the invention, allows it to be arranged with different configurations, according to the particular use of the dripping device 10.
  • the drainage grid 12 is completely housed inside the collection basin 11 and in particular the first portion 14 and the second portion 15 of the grid form the supporting surface of the dripping device 10, whereas the third portion 16 of the grid is positioned below the second portion 15, in a folded configuration.
  • Figure 2 shows a first operational configuration, in which a sub-portion 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b of the second portion 15 and third portion 16 of the grid are tilted with respect to the first portion 14 of the grid, so as to form a prismatic structure with the collection basin 11, having a triangular section.
  • figure 3 shows a second operational configuration in which the whole second 15 and third 16 grid portions are tilted with respect to the first portion 14, so as to form a prismatic structure with the collection basin 11, having a triangular section.
  • the third portion 16 is advantageously equipped with holding flaps 18 which facilitate the lifting of the second portion 15 and third portion 16 of the grid 12 to move them from a folded resting position to an operational configuration.
  • the lifted grid portions 12 act as a support for the vertical housing of the dishes, thus increasing, when necessary, the capacity of the dripping device. Furthermore, in the grid cells 17 of the third portion 16, cutlery, for example, can be inserted, to keep it lifted, thus occupying a smaller dripping surface.
  • the dripping device When not in use, on the contrary, the dripping device can be put in a rest configuration, in which it has a flat structure and therefore has an encumbrance similar to the known dripping devices using grids with an exclusively horizontal development.
  • a dripping device using said drainage grid therefore has the advantage of a high capacity and can also act as a supporting plane when empty.
  • the rotation hinges of the grid portions for example, which, in the embodiment described, are produced by means of weakened lines of the same portions, can be obtained by suitable means, such as a rotation pin.

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EP07123396A 2006-12-19 2007-12-17 Drainage grid for a dish dripping device and dish dripping device using the same Withdrawn EP1935324A1 (en)

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IT002427A ITMI20062427A1 (it) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Griglia di scolo per dispositivo di sgocciolamento di stoviglie e dispositivo impiegante la stessa

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