Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| 20100059459 | Dish rack with splash guard and dish towel drying handles A dish rack comprises a tubular hub with a bottom segment and an outwardly flared top segment. An inner ledge supports a funnel and a flat-panel grate. The funnel may be molded together with the hub, eliminating the ledge. The rear of the hub is a vertical splash guard ... | 03/11/2010 |
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| 20080210648 | Collapsible dish and utensil rack The dish or utensil rack includes a base member and a rack member formed of flexible material. The base member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The rack member has means for holding one or more dishes and/or utensils and first and second ends. Tab ands ... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080179264 | GLASSWARE OR STEMWARE DRYING MAT WITH STAINLESS STEEL SERVING TRAY A mat for drying glassware or stemware includes a plurality of elevating portions, a plurality of notches in the elevating portions, a plurality of openings on a surface of the mat; and a plurality of ribs. The aerated design of the mat allows airflow through glasses to... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080135505 | Dish Drainer A dish drainer assembly has a basket with a bottom and a side wall extending up from a perimeter of the bottom. The side wall terminates at a top edge. A cut out is formed in a part of the side wall and has an upper edge that is lower than the top edge of the remainder ... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080116155 | Dish rack with adjustable spout and removable drip tray A dish rack has a wireframe, a drip tray having a base and a dish-receiving region provided on the base, and a drain channel that is removably coupled to the bottom of the base at the location of the dish-receiving region.... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20070144984 | Drying storage rack A storage rack for retaining items to be dried, which can be used in conjunction with a drain basin, such as a sink, or as a stand alone system is disclosed. The rack includes a rack component having a first and second ends, first and second sides, and a plurality of fo... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070131629 | Drying storage rack A storage rack for retaining items to be dried, which can be used in conjunction with a drain basin, such as a sink, or as a stand alone system is disclosed. The rack includes a support body having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and a plurality of foot ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070125725 | DRYING RACK ASSEMBLY FOR BABY BOTTLES A drying rack assembly for drying baby bottle components features a drying rack and a drip pan which supports the drying rack. The drying rack suitably is porous, with tubular support posts extending upwardly from a support surface thereof, and the drip pan suitably has... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070090063 | Expandable dish rack assembly An expandable dish rack assembly includes upstream and downstream racks that are in sliding nesting relationship to one another. The downstream rack has upstream and downstream legs projecting down from the bottom wall of the downstream rack for supporting the downstrea... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20060289038 | Molded plastic dishwasher rack tine members including elastomeric bumpers A dish support rack for a dishwasher is formed from composite, preferably ceramic/plastic composite. The dish rack includes front, rear and opposing side walls interconnected with a bottom portion. The dish support rack includes a plurality of tine members. The tine mem... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060289372 | Over-sink organizer An organizer is adapted for use adjacent a kitchen sink, and includes an elongated rack portion having a first end and an opposing second end, the rack portion further including a front frame and a rear frame. The front frame defines a curved open space at about the cen... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060289041 | Spoon basket structure of dish washer A spoon basket of a dishwasher is provided. The spoon basket includes a basket for storing silverware, a cap that is disposed on top of the basket to move up and down, and a basket handle that extends a predetermined distance from the basket and supports the cap. ... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060169652 | Retainer block for use with dish rack A dish rack has a collector tray that has a compartment. A retaining block is seated in the compartment for holding knives or other utensils having sharp edges. ... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060157430 | Dish carrier for dish washers In a dish carrier for dishwashers, in addition to lower supporting surfaces (8) and upper supporting surfaces (10), at least one upper extra supporting surface (34) which is offset forwards and/or upwards relative to the upper supporting surfaces is... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060138063 | Dish rack A dish rack is mounted to a non-countertop surface adjacent a sink so that the dish rack is located a working distance above the sink by enough separation that the sink is usable as it normally would be. In one embodiment, the dish rack is movable between a first positi... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20050178412 | Dish basket for a dish washer An insert for use with a dish washer provided with a rotary spray arm having a nozzle therein and with at least one rinsing basket. The insert is provided at least one receptacle for securely supporting a bottle with its opening in alignment with the rotary path of move... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050150528 | Dish washing machine A dish washing includes a cabinet having a washing room formed in the cabinet to receive dishes, an injection arm for injecting a washing water toward the dishes, and many components contacted with the washing water. In order to improve the utilization efficiency of the... | 07/14/2005 |
