US2007062888A1PendingUtilityA1

Systems and methods for handling drinking utensils

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 6, 2005Filed: Sep 6, 2005Published: Mar 22, 2007
Est. expirySep 6, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Russell
A47L 15/501A47L 15/0065
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Abstract

Systems and methods for a glass rack are provided. An embodiment of a glass rack includes: a frame with a top opening; compartments located inside said frame; a top cover that is attached to said frame and covers said top opening; wherein said top cover comprises holes configured to allow water and soap to flow through said top opening of said glass rack.

Claims

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1 . A glass rack comprising: 
 a frame with a top opening;    compartments located inside said frame;    a top cover that covers said top opening;    wherein said top cover comprises holes configured to allow water and soap to flow through said top opening of said glass rack; and    wherein said top cover is slidably insertable and removable from said frame.    
   
   
       2 . The glass rack of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a bottom opening in said frame;    a bottom cover that covers said bottom opening; and    wherein said bottom cover comprises holes configured to allow water and soap to flow through said bottom opening of said glass rack; and    wherein said bottom cover is slidably insertable and removable from said frame.    
   
   
       3 . The glass rack of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a groove along both side edges of said top cover;    a cut out in said top opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said groove; and    wherein said groove of said top cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover on said frame.    
   
   
       4 . The glass rack of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 a groove along both side edges of said bottom cover;    a cut out in said bottom opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said groove; and    wherein said groove of said bottom cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said bottom cover on said frame.    
   
   
       5 . The glass rack of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a rail along both side edges of said top cover;    a cut out in said top opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said rail; and    wherein said rail of said top cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover on said frame.    
   
   
       6 . The glass rack of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 a rail along both side edges of said bottom cover;    a cut out in said bottom opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said rail; and    wherein said rail of said bottom cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said bottom cover on said frame.    
   
   
       7 . The glass rack of  claim 1 , further comprises a hinge attached to said frame and attached to said top cover, wherein said top cover is configured to open and close rotating about said hinge.  
   
   
       8 . The glass rack of  claim 2 , further comprises a hinge attached to said frame and attached to said bottom cover, wherein said bottom cover is configured to open and close rotating about said hinge.  
   
   
       9 . A method for using a glass rack with a top and a bottom opening, said method comprising: 
 inserting glasses upside down into respective compartments of said glass rack through said top opening of said glass rack;    covering said top opening with a top cover;    inserting said glass rack into a washing machine and washing said glasses in said glass rack;    removing said glass rack from said washing machine;    inverting said glass rack;    removing a bottom cover from said bottom opening of said glass rack; and    filling said glasses with at least one of ice and a beverage while said glasses are in said respective compartments inside said glass rack.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said top cover and said bottom cover comprise holes configured to allow water and soap to flow through said top opening and said bottom opening of said glass rack.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said top cover and said bottom cover comprise: 
 a groove along both side edges of said top cover and said bottom cover;    a cut out in said top opening and said bottom opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said groove; and    wherein said groove of said top cover and said bottom cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover and said bottom cover on said frame.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said top cover and said bottom cover comprise: 
 a rail along both side edges of said top cover and said bottom cover;    a cut out in said top opening and said bottom opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said rail; and    wherein said rail of said top cover and said bottom cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover and said bottom cover on said frame.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising a hinge attached to said frame and attached to said top cover, wherein said top cover is configured to open and close rotating about said hinge.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising a hinge attached to said frame and attached to said bottom cover, wherein said bottom cover is configured to open and close rotating about said hinge.  
   
   
       15 . A method for using a glass rack with a top opening, said method comprising: 
 inserting glasses face up into respective compartments of said glass rack through said top opening of said glass rack;    covering said top opening with a top cover;    inverting said glass rack;    inserting said glass rack into a washing machine and washing said glasses in said glass rack;    removing said glass rack from said washing machine;    inverting said glass rack;    removing said top cover from said top opening of said glass rack; and    filling said glasses with at least one of ice and a beverage while said glasses are in said respective compartments inside said glass rack.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said top cover comprises holes configured to allow water and soap to flow through said top opening of said glass rack.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said top cover comprising: 
 a groove along both side edges of said top cover;    a cut out in said top opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said groove; and    wherein said groove of said top cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover on said frame.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said top cover comprising: 
 a rail along both side edges of said top cover;    a cut out in said top opening of said frame corresponding to the size of said rail; and    wherein said rail of said top cover fits in said cut out of said frame to hold said top cover on said frame.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising a hinge attached to said frame and attached to said top cover, wherein said top cover is configured to open and close rotating about said hinge.

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