Cooking caddy

Abstract

A kitchen cooking apparatus which allows the cook a convenient area to place his or her cooking pot or pan covers during the cooking process or when not cooking a place to store pot or pan covers. The device consists of a frame pivotally connected to at least one pot cover support which is connected to at least two pot cover support legs which are movable between a fully expanded position and a fully collapsed position. The apparatus has a removable drip tray for catching and holding cooking juices during the cooking process, which doubles as place to hold cooking utensils. Upon completion of the cooking the drip tray can be removed and the apparatus either left open for cover storage or snapped shut for drawer storage.

1 . The Cooking Caddy apparatus is used for supporting pot covers which comprise a formed frame movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, which receives a removable utensil tray and one or more wire pot cover supports pivotally connected to the frame wherein the one or more wire pot cover supports further comprise two wire pot cover support legs pivotally engaging the frame of which at least one pot cover support further holds in an extended fashion over the removable drip tray a pot cover knob or a pot cover handle. 
   
   
       2 . As is claimed in  claim 1  whereas a frame has two side rails which are pivotally attached to a front and back cross link which when attached are movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. 
   
   
       3 . As is claimed in  claim 2  whereas incorporates into the back end of each one of two side rails and each end of the back cross link a connecting pin which penetrates an aperture in the back end of each one of the two side rails and each end the back cross link. 
   
   
       4 . As is claimed in  claim 3  whereas the connecting pin penetrating each one of two back side rails and are prevented from falling out of the bottom of each one of two back side rails by the use of a snap-in rubber assembly which fits into the bottom of the aperture on the bottom of each one of two side rails which additionally function as a non-slip protective foot. 
   
   
       5 . As claimed in  claim 1  whereas the two side rails and one front rail are connected together by two pot cover support legs of one pot cover support with one of two pot cover support legs penetrating an aperture in the front end of each one of two side rails and each end of the front cross link with the other pot cover support leg penetrating a aperture in the front of the other parallel running side rail and simularily penetrating the aperture of the front cross link securely connecting said cross rails and cross link and allowing said cross links and cross link to pivot between a fully expanded and fully collapsed position. 
   
   
       6 . As claimed in  claim 4  whereas the two pot cover support legs are prevented from penetrating completely through the front aperture of each of two parallel side rails\by incorporation of a lego style snap-in part which snaps into place on the inside of each of one of two parallel side rails and rest directly under and in line with each corresponding pot cover support leg. 
   
   
       7 . As claimed in  claim 5  whereas each of lego style snap-in part fitted within the inside of each parallel side rail has a recessed cupped area large enough to allow each of one of two pot cover support legs to be held in place with free pivot capacity. 
   
   
       8 . As claimed in  claim 1  whereas a second pot support incorporating two pot cover support legs is connected to the frame. 
   
   
       9 . As claimed in  claim 8  whereas each the pot cover support leg penetrates each one of two side rails through an aperture in each one of two side rails in a manner allowing the pot cover support to pivot between a fully collapsed and fully expanded position in a like manner identical with any other pot cover supports. 
   
   
       10 . As is claimed in  claim 9  wherein each of said pot cover support legs is kept from penetrating through the aperture incorporated in each one of two side rails with the incorporation of a lego type snap-in part housed within the inside of one of two side rails. 
   
   
       11 . As is claimed in  claim 10  wherein each one of two lego type snap-in parts has a recessed cupped area large enough to allow each of one of two pot cover support legs to rest within in and as such prevent each one of two pot cover supports legs from penetrating the bottom of each one of two side rails. 
   
   
       12 . As is claimed in  claim 1  wherein the removable utensil tray slides between the one of two side rails when the one of two side rails incorporated with the front and back cross links are in a fully expanded position. 
   
   
       13 . As is claimed in  claim 1  whereas the removable utensil tray is compartmentalized to hold all types of messy cooking utensils whether independently of the Cooking Caddy frame or by being slid into the inside side rail grooves of the fully expanded frame as a drip tray and holder of all messy utensils. 
   
   
       14 . As is claimed in  claim 1  the formed frame is made out of plastic. 
   
   
       15 . As is claimed in  claim 1  the formed frame is made out of steel coated or uncoated with plastic. 
   
   
       16 . As is claimed in  claim 1  there are two pot cover supports. 
   
   
       17 . As is claimed in  claim 1  the one or more pot cover supports and pot cover support legs are made out of stainless steel. 
   
   
       18 . As is claimed in  claim 1  the one or more pot cover supports and pot cover support legs are made out of steel coated or uncoated with plastic. 
   
   
       19 . As claimed in  claim 1  the one or more pot cover supports and pot cover support legs are made out of plastic. 
   
   
       20 . As claimed in  claim 1  the one or more pot cover support and pot cover support legs are made out of aluminum coated or uncoated with plastic.