Apparatuses and Methods for Dishwasher Rack Emptying

a technology for dishwasher racks and appliances, applied in the direction of washing/rinsing machines, household cleaners, plates, etc., can solve the problems of unsanitary method of emptying the dishwasher rack, service staff spends a significant amount of time unloading the dishwasher rack of cups and glasses, etc., to facilitate the emptying of the commercial dishwasher rack of glasses, the effect of reducing the number of glasses

US20150114917A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-30AMMON JUSTIN
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2015-04-30
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Abstract

In one embodiment, a dishwasher rack includes: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each of such compartments sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container; a top side through which the compartments may be loaded; and a bottom side having a floor that includes a first movable grid and a second movable grid. Each of the first movable grid and the second movable grid can be slid into a closed configuration to support beverage containers and can be slid into an open configuration in which the beverage containers are able to pass through.
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[0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 057,603, filed on Oct. 18, 2013, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 715,744, filed on Oct. 18, 2012. Each such application is incorporated by reference herein as though set forth herein in full.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention pertains, among other things, to apparatuses, systems, methods and techniques for facilitating the emptying of a dishwasher rack, and is particularly applicable to commercial dishwasher racks.BACKGROUND

[0003] It is common in the restaurant, food service, and beverage industry to use automatic dishwashers that accept a standard dishwasher rack for cups and glasses. Generally speaking, a conventional dishwasher rack is in the shape of a rectangular (typically square) box with a bottom panel and four sidewalls, but an open top. Within this box is a rectangular grid of walls or slats, defining a matrix of compartm...

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[0035]As discussed in greater detail below, an apparatus according to the present invention can encompass: (i) an entire dishwasher rack, (ii) a “rack extender”, and / or (iii) one or more components that can be used with either. A rack extender 12 according to the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-A, 1-B and 1-C, while dishwasher racks 16 and 46 which include extender 12 are illustrated in FIGS. 1-D and 1-E.

[0036]The initial embodiment of the present invention concerns a modified rack extender 12 and the use thereof in a dishwasher rack 16. In this embodiment, rack extender 12 is simply placed on top of the rest of dishwasher rack 16, in the same manner as a conventional rack extender.

[0037]As shown in FIGS. 1-A and 1-B, rack extender 12 is of conventional construction except for: (i) the inclusion of and ability to accommodate parallel rods 10; and (ii) a mechanism 13 to move the rods between the open position (shown in FIG. 1-A) and the closed position (shown in FIG. 1-B)...