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US3134487A
US3134487A US196142A US19614262A US3134487A US 3134487 A US3134487 A US 3134487A US 196142 A US196142 A US 196142A US 19614262 A US19614262 A US 19614262A US 3134487 A US3134487 A US 3134487A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/0089—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware of small size, e.g. portable mini dishwashers for small kitchens, office kitchens, boats, recreational vehicles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/26—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by other means
    • A47L15/30—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by other means by rotating only
    • A47L15/32—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with movement of the crockery baskets by other means by rotating only rotated by means of spraying water

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  • DISHWASHING MACHINE May 26, 1964 F. w. BLANCHARD DISHWASHING MACHINE 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed May 21, 1962 United States Patent 3,134,487 DISHWASHWG MACFINE Frederick W. Blanchard, Lachiue, Quebec, Canada,
  • the invention relates to a dishwashing machine, and more particularly to the mounting and construction of the means for holding the tableware to be washed.
  • An object of the invention is the provision of a generally improved and more satisfactory dishwashing machine.
  • Another object is the provision of tableware holding means so designed and constructed as to be rotatable with great ease and with little frictional resistance, thus being particularly adaptable and useful in a dishwashing machine of the type where rotation is accomplished merely by the force of jets or sprays of water, without the need for a motor.
  • Still another object is the provision of improved means for holding plates and similar dishes in a proper upstanding position, adequately spaced from each other and properly placed to receive a maximum of efficient washing as a result of impingement of water sprays thereon.
  • a further object is the provision of improved means for holding cups and the like in washing position, the holding means being so designed that the cups are held effectively against accidental displacement by the force of water jets or sprays impinging upon them.
  • FIG. 1 is a vertical section taken approximately centrally through a dishwashing machine according to the present invention, showing the general arrangement thereof;
  • FIG. 2 is a vertical section through the pivot and pivot tube, illustrating details
  • FIG. 3 is a plan of approximately half of a plate and tumbler holding basket constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 4 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 44 of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan of a cup holder constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 6-6 of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical section approximately diametrically through the machine, with parts broken away and parts omitted, but showing typical plates, cups, and other tableware in place in the holding means.
  • the present invention is a continuation in part of my United States patent application Serial No. 167,496, filed January 22, 1962.
  • the prior application discloses and claims particularly the water jet or water spray arrangement of the machine, and the details of the cover of the machine.
  • the present application discloses in greater detail, and also claims, the basket means for holding the tableware (plates, cups, tumblers, silverware, v etc.) in washing position, and the means for mounting the holding basket for easy rotation.
  • the machine comprises, in general, the main casing or tub having side Walls 11 of approximately cylindrical form, and a bot-tom 13' which is approximately flat but slopes slightly toward the center train or discharge conduit 15, the opening of which 3,134,487 Patented May 26, 1964 ice is covered by a screen 17.
  • a terminal flange 23 at the top of the casing extends radially outwardly so as to rest upon and be supported by any desired supporting structure -25, such as a counter top or a shelf.
  • a horizontal supporting flange 19 on which the lower edge of a cover 31 rests, the cover having a central depression 33 containing a knob 35 which serves as a handle for lifting the cover when the machine is to be loaded or unloaded.
  • the casing or tub 11 may have an internal diameter of about ,18 or 19 inches, and a depth of about 13 inches, but these dimensions are given merely by way of example rather than by way of limitation.
  • a. casting 51 Centrally located at the bottom of the tub is a. casting 51 which bridges over the central drain opening in a direction at right angles to the plane of the paper in FIG. 1, but in the direction of the plane of the paper in FIG. 2, which is taken at right angles to the plane of FIG. 1.
  • This casting 51 is firmly secured at its two ends to the bottom wall 13 of the tub, as for example by bolts 52.
  • the vertical pivot 53 Fixed to and supported by this casting 51 is the vertical pivot 53 having at its upper end a depression or recess for receiving and retaining the hardened steel ball 55 which serves as a bearing for the lower end of a hardened steel thrust bearing 57, the upper end of which is enlarged at 59 and threaded, brazed, welded, or otherwise firmly secured to the upper end of a basket supporting tube 61 which extends down the length of the pivot rod 53 almost to the bottom thereof, and which is slightly spaced laterally from the rod.
  • Bearing sleeves 63 and 65 of low friction material such as oil impregnated bushings, are located in a floating manner near the top and bottom, respectively, of the tube 61.
  • bearing sleeves 63 and 65 are not fastened rigidly to tube 6-1 and serve to bear lightly on the pivot rod 53 and to keep the remainder of the tube 61 spaced from the pivot rod.
  • a bushing 66 tightly mounted in the tube 61 and almost but not quite touching the pivot rod 53. This bushing has such internal diameter that it provides clearance with the rod 53.
  • a collar 67 having an outwardly turned bottom flange 69.
  • Welded or otherwise suitably secured to the upper surface of this bottom flange 69 are the inner ends of the approximately radial rods 71 having the shapes best shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 7, the outer ends of the rods being bent to extend substantially vertically upwardly as at 73 and being secured at their upper ends, by welding or the like, to a circular ring 75 which ties the outer ends of all of these rods 71 together, as will be understood from FIG. 3. It will be noted from FIGS.
  • rods 71 extend horizontally outwardly from the flange 69 for some distance, and then are offset upwardly as at 72, then extend horizontally outwardly again at 74, and then obliquely or angularly upwardly for a short distance at 76 before reaching the vertical portion 73 previously mentioned.
  • each rod 71, 73 there are eight of these rods 71, 73 equally spaced angularly from each other so that each of these rods is at 45 degrees from the next such rod, as will be seen from FIG. 3.
  • the eight rods constitute four pairs of rods, each pair consisting of what may be called a lefthand rod or arm designated at L in FIG. 3, and a righthand rod or arm designated at R in FIG. 3.
  • the horizontal portions 74 of all of these rods carry upstanding separators forming slots for maintaining plates in a suitable upstanding position to be washed.
  • On each rod or arm there are four such separators which may be collectively referred to by the numeral 77, but which may be individually referred to by the designations 77a, 77b, 77c, and 77d, respectively.
  • Each separator as seen to best advantage in FIG.
  • the two outermost separators 77a and 77b are of the same height, the tops thereof being substantially at the same elevation as the ring 75.
  • the other two separators 77c and 77d are somewhat shorter, and can conveniently both be of the same height, although this is not necessarily the case.
  • the separators on the right-hand and left hand arms or rods constituting each pair are the same, except that the separators are preferably secured to that side of the radial arm which faces toward the other radial arm of the same pair.
  • the separators on a left-hand arm are secured to the right-hand side of such arm, while the separators on a right-hand arm are secured to the left side of such arm, all as can plainly beseen from FIG. 3.
  • the plates and similar articles to be washed are placed in an upstanding position in the slots formed by the separators of each pair of arms.
  • plates of'the largest size e.g., dinner plates as shown at 80a in 'FIG.
  • next smaller size of plates e.g., bread and butter plates as shown for example at 800 in FIG. 7
  • the next smaller size of plates e.g., bread and butter plates as shown for example at 800 in FIG. 7
  • the smallest size of plates e.g., saucers for teacups
  • successively smaller plates will be positioned on the two arms of the pair in positions where the arms are successively closer to each other, so that the platesv of smallersize will not drop down too far between the arms.
  • the sloping part 76 of the arm as well as the sloping parts 79a and 79b of the separators all slope obliquely downwardly and inwardly toward the center of the machine, so that any plates placed in these particular slots will have their lower edges crowded inwardly toward the center,'while the enlarged loops 78a, 78b, and 780 contacting with the plates at a higher elevation will prevent the upper parts of the plates from tilting too far inwardly toward the center and will hold the outermost three plates'in approximately vertical positions.
  • the action of the innermost slot, between the separators77c and 77d is,
  • any plate placed in this innermost slot will have its lower edge being welded or otherwise suitably securedto the ring the same as that of the ring 75, thence downwardly againcrowded outwardly away from the upright position but will have its upper edge tilted more inwardly toward the center, as shown at d in FIG. 7. It is found by extensive tests and studies that this arrangement of the plates, tilting them in this way, gives the best washing action and more satisfactory operation than if all of the plates were held at equally upstanding angles, parallel to each other.
  • each rod 81 there are other radially extending rods or arms 81, the outer ends of which are bent upwardly and extend approximately vertically as at 83, the upper ends of'theportions83 75.
  • rods or arms 81 At the radially innermost end of each rod 81, it is bent upwardly at a corner a, thence extends upwardly at 85c at a slight outward inclination as shown, thence extends horizontally at 85d at an elevation approximately at a slight outward inclination as shown at 85e, terminating in a lower end 85 which is welded or otherwise suitably secured to the horizontal portion 81 of the rod.
  • corner 85a of this structure is welded or otherwise suit-. ably secured to a ring 87 concentric with the axis of rota-.
  • these structures 81, 83, etc. lie mid-way between a left-hand arm of one pair of arms 71 and a right-hand arm of the next adjacent pair of arms in a clockwise direction. Since the arms 71 are at an angular spacing of 45 degrees from each other, and-since the structures 81, 83, 85 are mid-way between certain of the arms 71, it follows that these structures 81, 83, 85 will be at 22 /2 degrees from the adjacent arms 71 on either side thereof.
  • the parts 85c, 85d, and 85e constitute tumblerv holders, and are of the proper size and proportions so that a typical tumbler of average size can be turned upside down and placed in an inverted position on the parts 85c,
  • a vegetable dish can be placed with its rim caught between the abutment portion 81a and the vertical portion 83, and the body of the dish can be tilted inwardly to rest on the corner between the parts 85d and 85e of the tumbler holder, assuming that no tumbler is placed on this particular holder. If a tumbler is placed on the tumbler holder, a dish may still rest on the tumbler and be washed with equal facility.
  • a generally cylindrical holder 91 for flatware or silverware Located centrally in the basket, concentrically around the tube 61, is a generally cylindrical holder 91 for flatware or silverware, a typical example thereof being indicated schematically by broken lines 92 in FIG. 7.
  • holder 91 has inturned flanges 91a at its' bottom, which flanges rest on and are supported by the arms 71. Resting in turn on the flanges 91a is a screen 93 of rather.
  • the cup holder structure comprises a hollow or tubular hub in the form of a sleeve 101, the bottom of which rests on pins or lugs 103 projecting laterally from opposite sides of the tube 61.
  • the bottom edge of the hub sleeve 191 has angular notches 195, preterably four in number, evenly spaced at 90 degrees from each other.
  • any two opposite notches may be engaged with the lugs 103, simply by sliding the sleeve 101 downwardly over the tube 61 until it rests on the projections 1%, the notches 105 serving as coupling means or driving means to transmit the rotation of the tube 61 to the sleeve 101 so that the sleeve and all parts carried by it will rotate with the tube 61 and the basket which is fixed to the bottom part of the tube. It will be realized that the notches 105 serve to locate the cup holder structure relative to the basket so that proper angular position will be maintained.
  • sleeve 1131 Welded or otherwise suitably secured to the sleeve 1131 are two sets of radial wires or rods 137 and 199. There are four of the rods 1137 extending radially at 90 degrees to each other when viewed in plan as in FIG. 5, and there are four of the other rods or wires 109 evenly spaced between the rods 107, so that the rods 18? are at 90 degrees to each other and at 45 degrees to the adjacent rods 107, when viewed in plan as in FIG. 5. The outer ends of both sets of rods 197 and 109 are welded or otherwise suitably secured to a circumferential ring 111. As a matter of manufacturing convenience, it has been found preferable to weld or otherwise attach the rods to an inner ring denoted as 112, and then attach ring 112.
  • the first set of rods or arms 107 constitute the cup supporting rods, while the second set 169 serve to separate cups laterally from each other and also to anchor the cups in place on the rods 107, as further explained below.
  • the supporting rods 107 in a direction extending outwardly from the hub 101, first extend in a downwardly inclined direction as shown at 107a, to a low point 1117c, where there is a gentle curve rather than a sharp angle (so as not to grip too tightly on the edge of a cup) and then extend approximately vertically upwardly as shown at 107d to the point 11372, thence extending radially outwardly and approximately horizontally through the portion 107 f to the previous mentioned peripheral or circumferential ring 111 to which the outer ends of all of the rods 1197 are attached.
  • the other set of rods 109 extend initially from the hub outwardly in an upwardly inclined direction as at 1119a to a high point M90, thence inclined downwardly as at 109d to the circumferential ring 111.
  • the cups are placed in inverted position and slightly inclined, as shown for example by the broken or dotted outlines 113 in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7.
  • One edge of the cup rests on the rod 107 in the notch at the curve 1970 between the portions 1137a and 167d.
  • the rim of the cup rests on the circumferential ring 111, at points of contact such as those indicated schematically in FIG. 5 at 113:: and 1130.
  • side walls of the cup are close to the arms 109, which serve to separate the cup from adjacent cups on adjacent arms 1137.
  • arms 1199 also serve to anchor the cups in place against possible accidental displacement by the upward lifting force of a water jet impinging upwardly on them.
  • the particular shapes of the arms 167 and 199 as illustrated in the drawings and described above have been worked out after much study and experimentation and test, and it is found that with these particular shapes, a force tending to lift the outer edge of the cup upwardly will cause the cup to tilt or pivot slightly about the point The 1070 as a pivotal axis, thereby swinging the side of the cup inwardly toward the center of the structure until the sides of the cup make contact with the portions 109a of the arms 169, at contact points such as those indicated schematically at 113e and 113 in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • All of the structural parts connected to or supported from the rotating tube 61 may collectively be called the load basket or load carrier, and all of the tableware such as plates, tumblers, cups, silverware, etc., placed in or on the load carrier may collectively be called the load.
  • a spray tube 121 extending approximately radially into the machine, the inner end of the tube being held at or close to the center ofrthe machine by a suitable socket 122 in the casting 51.
  • the inner end of the tube is closed as by means of a plug 123.
  • the tube passes approximately radially outwardly through the side wall 11 of the casing or tub, through a water tight collar indicated in general at 125.
  • the outer end of the tube is connected in any suitable way to any suitable supply of hot water.
  • connection to the water supply may be through a known form of timing cycle mechanism, or through a manually controlled valve, whereby the householder turns on the water supply to the dishwashing machine whenever desired, and leaves it on for such length of time as experience indicates is necessary for the proper washing of the load.
  • the spray tube 121 contains various orifices through which the water may issue to provide sprays or jets preferably of a plurality of different kinds at various predetermined directions, as more fully explained in said copending patent application, Serial No. 167,496. Since the water jet or spray arrangement is fully disclosed and is claimed in said copending patent application, and since the exact arrangement of the jets is not important for purposes of the subject matter claimed in this present application which relates particularly to the construction of the load basket or carrier, the detailed disclosure of the water jets is not repeated in this present application.
  • the water jets do issue from the spray tube 121 in various definitely predetermined directions, upwardly in general, but certain ones of the jets are inclined obliquely upwardly and forwardly, others are inclined obliquely upwardly and rearwardly or reversely, the net effect of the various jets being that the water not only impinges upon various surfaces of the articles making up the load, so as to wash such articles, but also provides the necessary propulsion for rotating the load basket and contents, without any need for a separate motor.
  • Typical jets are indicated schematically in FIG. 7 by the numerals 11 to J 12, inclusive. In FIG. 7, these jets all appear to be vertical, but this is because they are viewed from a direction at right angles to the spray tube 121. If they were viewed from a direction axially of the tube 121, it would be seen that various jets are'inclined at various predetermined angles, as fully disclosed in said copending patent application.
  • the jets indicated at J1 through 112 in FIG. 7 issue from orifices which are hidden from view on the far side of the tube 121. There are other jets which issue from other orifices on the near side of the tube, typical orifices on this side of the tube being shown at 133 in FIG.
  • the jets issuing from these are not indicated in FIG. 7, in order not to complicate the drawing unduly.
  • the water jets are so planned and designed as to accomplish definite predetermined functions with respect to the load which is' to be washed, rather than to be merely haphazard sprays without specific direction or control. For example, it will be observed from FIG.
  • jets I 8 through J11 tend to project upwardly to impinge in and on the cups 113 in the cup holder; jet I12 comes up through the screen bottom of the silverware or tableware holder so as to clean the silverware therein; and jets J1 through I 7 impinge at various angles upon the various plates or dishes placed between the separators 77 and the tumblers placed on the tumbler holders.
  • the water jets are preferably designed to rotate the load'basket or carrier at a rate in the neighborhood of about 50 revolutions per minute.
  • the load carrier or basket according to the present invention as herein disclosed is particularly eflicient, satisfactory, and simple both in construction and cost and in results achieved in cleaning the articles to be cleaned.
  • the various arms, rods, or wires of the main basket itself as well as the supplementary cup holder are provided with a covering or coating of resilient plastic material or rubber-like material, for two principal purposes: to protect such members from corrosion and to make a softer contact with the load than would be the case with bare metal, thus avoiding any possibility of chipping the edges of the tableware.
  • a rack for a dishwashing machine comprising a supporting member mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, arms extending approximately radially outwardly from said supporting member, and a plurality of upstanding separator members on certain of said radial arms to provide a plurality of plate-receiving slots for holding plates in upright position in said slots, and inclined means at the lower ends of certain of said slots tending to urge the lower edges of upstanding plates in such slots radially inwardly toward said axis of rotation.
  • a rack for a dishwashing machine comprising a supporting member mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, eight arms substantially evenly spaced at 45 degrees from each other and extending radially outwardly from said supporting member and having their outer ends extending upwardly, a circumferential ring member concentric with said axis of rotation and connected to the upper outer ends of all of said eight arms, and a plurality of separator members fixed to and extending upwardly from each ofsaid arms, said separator members forming slots so placed that a plate to be washed may be held in an upstanding position partly within a slot between two adjacent separator members on one arm and partly Within a corresponding slot between separator members on an and an upstanding tumbler holder on each of said supplementary arms, each tumbler holder being shaped to extend upwardly into a tumbler placed in inverted position over the tumbler holder, to hold such tumbler in an inverted position to be washed.
  • a rack for a dishwashing machine comprising a supporting member mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, eight arms substantially evenly spaced at 45 degrees from each other and extending radially outwardly from said supporting member and having their outer ends extending upwardly, a circumferential ring member concentrie with said axis of rotation and connected to the upper outer ends of all of said eight arms, and a plurality of separator members fixed to and extending upwardly from each of said arms, said separator members forming slots so placed that a plate to be washed may be held in an upstanding position partly within a slot between two adjacent separator members on one arm and partly within a corresponding slot between separator members on an adjacent arm, successive slots in a direction radially outwardly from the axis of rotation being adapted to receive plates of successively larger sizes, the innermost slot formed by said separator members having a bottom sloping downwardly and radially outwardly, to tend to move the lower edge of a saucer placed in such slot outwardly so
  • a rack for a dishwashing machine comprising a supporting member mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, eight arms substantially evenly spaced at 45 degrees from each other and extending radially outwardly from said supporting member and having their outer ends extending upwardly, a circumferential ring member concentrio with said axis of rotation and connected to the upper outer ends of all of said eight arms, and a plurality of separator members fixed to and extending upwardly from each of said arms, said separator members forming slots so placed that a plate to be washed may be held in an upstanding position partly within a slot between two adjacent separator members on one arm and partly within a corresponding slot between separator members on an adjacent arm, successive slots in a direction radially outwardly from the axis of rotation being adapted to receive plates of successively larger sizes, the innermost slot formed by said separator members having a bottom sloping downwardly and radially outwardly, to tend to move the lower edge of a saucer placed in such slot outwardly so that the
  • a rack assembly for a dishwashing machine comprising means forming a vertical pivot, and a tableware carrying structure mounted for rotation on said pivot, said structure including a lower basket for holding plates, tumblers, and flatware and an upper basket for holding cups, said lower basket having a series of arms approximately radiating with respect to said pivot, certain adjacent arms having upstanding separator members forming slots adapted to hold plates'in upstanding position with a portion of each plate in a slot formed by the separator members on one arm and another portion of the same plate in a slot formed by the separator 1116111:
  • said upper basket having a plurality of approximately radial arms formed to provide downwardly tapering acute notches near the inner ends of such arms for receiving certain portions of the rims of inverted cups, a circumferential ring fixed to the outer ends of all of such arms to support other portions of the rims of such inverted cups, and other arms spaced between said notch forming arms for contacting with the outer surfaces of the side walls of the inverted cups.
  • a rack assembly for a dishwashing machine comprising means forming a vertical pivot, and a tableware carrying structure mounted for rotation on said pivot, said structure including a lower basket for holding plates, tumblers, and flatware and an upper basket for holding cups, said upper basket having a plurality of approximately radial arms formed to provide downwardly tapering acute notches near the inner ends of such arms for receiving certain portions of the rims of inverted cups, a circumferential ring fixed to the outer ends of all of such arms to support other portions of the rims of such inverted cups, and other arms spaced between said notch forming arms for contacting with the outer surfaces of the side walls of the inverted cups.
  • a rack assembly for a dishwashing machine comprising a vertical rotary member having a lateral projection thereon, a sleeve mounted for vertical sliding movement on said rotary member and adapted to rest on said projection to be held thereby at a predetermined elevation, a circumferential ring spaced outwardly from and concentric with said sleeve, a first series of generally radial arms spaced angularly from each other, each of such arms extending from said sleeve obliquely downwardly and outwardly for a distance, thence approximately vertically upwardly for a distance, thence approximately horizontally outwardly to and being secured to said circumferential ring, and a second series of generally radial arms spaced angularly from each other and arranged intermediate between the arms of the first series, each arm of the second series extending from said sleeve obliquely upwardly and outwardly to a high point and thence obliquely downwardly and outwardly to and being secured to said circumfer
  • a rack assembly for a dishwashing machine comprising a stationary vertical pivot rod, a tube rotatably mounted on said rod in surrounding relation thereto, a socket in the upper end of said rod, a hardened metal sphere in said socket, a thrust bearing member rigidly secured to said tube near the upper end thereof and bearing downwardly on said sphere to form a thrust bearing for supporting the weight of said tube and parts carried thereby rotatably on said rod, two bearing sleeves secured within said tube and bearing radially and rotatably on said rod, one of said sleeves being near the upper end of said rod and the other of said sleeves being near but above the lower end of said tube, said tube having an internal diameter greater than the diameter of said rod so that said sleeves serve to space said tube laterally from said rod, a bushing in the lower end of said tube below the lower one of said sleeves, said bushing almost but not quite contacting with said rod to tend to keep large volumes of water from rising within said tube to reach the lower one of said sleeves, and load carrying means mounted on and rotating with said tube for holding a
  • a rack for a dishwashing machine comprising a central hub member, a circumferential ring spaced outwardly from and concentric with said hub member, and a plurality of rods extending in a generally radial direction from said hub member to said ring, certain of said rods each being shaped to provide a deep downwardly extending notch for receiving the rim of a cup placed in an inverted position on said rack, others of said rods each being shaped to engage a portion of the outer surface of the side wall of a cup thus received in the notch of an adjacent rod, to resist upward movement of the inverted cup as a result of Water impinging upwardly against it.

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