Cooking vessel lid holder with drip collection apparatus

Abstract

A cooking vessel lid holder and drip collection apparatus which includes wire frame front and rear upright member, an intermediate wire frame structure between the front and rear upright members, and a wire frame base supporting the upright members, all of which form a space for removable placement of a drip collection receptacle. The front and rear upright members a provided with one-way hinges so that the frame assembly collapses inwardly for storage in a typical low profile kitchen drawer.

1 . A cooking vessel lid holder and drip collection apparatus, comprising: 
 front and rear upright members, each having upper and lower portions;    intermediate structure interposed between said front and rear upright members so as to define a space for the removable capture of a drip collection receptacle; and    a drip collection receptacle disposed in the space defined by said intermediate structure and said front and rear upright members.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including capturing means for hanging said apparatus from a wall-mounted hook.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said rear upright member includes right and left arms and said capturing means comprises a transverse wire rod member interposed between said right and left arms.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of said front and rear upright members include one-way hinges to allow said upright members to collapse inwardly toward one another into a low profile configuration.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said intermediate structure includes a base member for supporting said front and rear upright members in a generally vertical orientation.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said intermediate structure includes right and left shoulders.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said intermediate structure includes a base member and right and left shoulders.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said base member is formed from the attachment of said lower portions of said upright members to a foot member.  
   
   
       9 . A plate and lid holder for supporting plates and lids in a generally upright orientation, said apparatus comprising: 
 two vertically disposed rod members, including a front upright a rear upright, each having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portions including integral bends;    a foot member attached at a plurality of points to each of said integral bends in said lower portions of said front and rear uprights; and    a drip collection and container structure interposed between said front and rear uprights.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said foot member includes a front stabilizing portion extending outwardly and beyond said integral bend in said lower portion of said front upright, and a rear stabilizing portion extending outwardly and beyond said integral bend in said lower portion of said rear upright.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein each of said front and rear uprights includes first and second arms extending upwardly and angling outwardly from said lower portions to said upper portions.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said rear upright includes a transverse stabilizing rod interposed between its first and second arms.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , further including hook capturing means.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further including right and left shoulders.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein said shoulders comprise partly arcuate rod members having interior ends terminating at and connected to both front and rear uprights.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein said front and rear uprights, said foot member, and said shoulders cooperate to define a space for removable placement of a said drip collection and container structure.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further including hinge elements in said front and rear uprights which allow said uprights to be folded toward one another.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said hinges are disposed in said lower portion of said front and rear uprights.  
   
   
       19 . A cooking vessel lid support, comprising: 
 a wire frame assembly having front and rear upright members;    a base member for supporting said front and rear upright members in a substantially vertical orientation; and    a drip collection receptacle disposed between said front and rear upright members.    
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein said front and rear upright members each include at least one one-way hinge, such that said upright members may be collapsed inwardly toward one another.