Device for storing a plurality of dishes or the like in a plural

Details Device for storing a plurality of dishes or the like in a plural Device for storing a plurality of dishes or the like in a plural

1989-08-30

1990-09-18

Chotkowski, Karen J.

Supports: racks

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211 594, 211194, A47G 1900

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049572067

ABSTRACT:
A device stores a plurality of dishes or the like in a plurality of stacks, with each stack at an object-receiving region within the device. The device includes a base and a plurality of spaced apart partitions for partitioning the space extending above the base into a plurality of object-receiving regions. The space between the partitions forms a pair of diametrically opposite slits in each object-receiving region. In one embodiment, four generally T-shaped partitions together form four object-receiving regions, and a central open region. In another embodiment, eight partitions, including two corner partitions, four generally T-shaped partitions, and two cross-shaped partitions, form nine object-receiving regions, one of which is a central open region extending above the center of the base. The use of diametrically opposed slits facilitates the loading and unloading of dishes and permits the slits to be relatively narrow so that they occupy a relatively small proportion, about 23% in one embodiment, of the total lateral periphery of the object-receiving regions. Further, the use of an object-receiving region positioned in the center of the device permits the formation of nine object-receiving regions, thereby increasing the number of stacks of dishes that can be stored in the device.

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InterMetro Industries Corporation, "`Poker Chip` Dolly Dish", 1985, pp. 1-6.

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