FR2776499A3 - Glass holder for dish basket in household dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

The glass holder (10,10') accommodates the dish baskets which comprise vertically projecting, if necessary bent, spikes, whereby the glass holder is fixed in a used position through more than one spike (4).The glass holder is pushed in its used position over a free end (5) of a spike, and grasps an adjacent spike, at least partially. The reception is preferably formed as a flat part which comprises a support shoulder (16,16') with a hollow (17,17')

Description

GLASS HOLDER FOR DISH BASKETS

OF A HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHER

  The present invention relates to a glass holder for dish baskets of a household dishwasher, the dish baskets having rods projecting essentially vertically upwards being

  inclined if necessary in a plane.

  Such rods from a dishwasher basket

  household dishes are used to hold plates in the basket and are limited in height. When tall and slender containers such as wheat beer glasses (pint), flower vases and similar containers are threaded on these rods, the normally low height of these rods makes the guidance of the containers defective or even random and the containers may fall or knock against each other during the cleaning process, resulting in damage to the

  these receptacles and neighboring tableware.

  By document DE 94 08 459-U1, it is known to use an accessory capable of being threaded on a rod, an accessory which is intended to receive tall and slender containers such as beer beer glasses, vases with flowers or the like; this accessory is constituted by a long tube fitted at its free end with elastic fingers projecting radially while being distributed in the manner of spokes. This

  tubular accessory, however, again presents the incon-

  as described in relation to tall and slender containers, namely that the tube is not sufficiently guided on the short rod and of reduced diameter of the basket, in order to be able to prevent movements of the tube and of the tall and slender container slipped on this tube during the cleaning process; Even if this tube can possibly prevent a glass from falling, it cannot prevent neighboring glasses or other neighboring dishes from knocking together, thus preventing damage to the glass and neighboring dishes. In addition, the manufacture of such

  accessory is complicated and therefore expensive.

  The present invention relates to a simple glass holder of the

  type defined above, definitely preventing damage

  storage of tall, slender containers and

neighboring dishes.

  This object is achieved, according to the invention, by the fact that the glass holder is fixed in the position of use by

  more than one rod from the dish basket.

  Because the glass holder is fixed in the position of use by more than one rod, that is to say by at least two rods and is therefore guided by at least two rods, a displacement or movement of the holder glass and therefore

  also from the tall, slender container threaded onto this holder

  glass is excluded as far as possible. The invention therefore makes it possible in a simple way to obtain a glass holder

  of the type defined above preventing with certainty an end-

  storage of tall, slender containers and articles

neighboring dishes.

  Preferably, the glass holder can be made in the form of a flat element. The flat shape of the glass holder makes it easy and inexpensive to make. Preferably, the glass holder can have a support shoulder. By supporting the tall, slender container threaded on the glass holder on the support shoulder of the glass holder, direct glass support on the components of the dish basket is avoided, which certainly prevents damage tall and slender containers, in particular at the point of their edge which, in the position of use, is the upper edge and is normally very fragile in the case for example of glasses

  to drink, as well as noise formation.

  Preferably, the support shoulder may have a hollow. This recess in the support shoulder of the glass holder provides additional positioning for the tall and slender containers threaded on the glass holder, insofar as the threaded containers bear in this recess by their edge which is the upper edge in position d 'use. The glass holder may for example have a free end of semi-circular shape, the free end

  glass holder can be bent.

  The bent semicircular free end of the holder

  glass ensures punctual contact with tall and slender containers threaded on the glass holder, which reduces as far as possible the formation of drying spots on

the containers.

  The free end of the glass holder can advantageously

  additionally present a semicircular projection on its

bent part.

  At its opposite end to the half free end

  circular, the glass holder may have more than one housing for rods, for example two parallel housing. Preferably, at least one of the housings for the rods may have an elongated section. This configuration for at least one of the housings for the rods means that the glass holder can be placed in dish baskets with rods having

  different intervals and / or inclinations.

  The glass holder can have a middle part of the bearing or stepped, preferably stepped inwards. The middle part of the glass holder, stepped inwards, not only saves material, but can also be used to receive an inscription, for example

an advertising inscription.

  Referring to the accompanying schematic drawings, an embodiment of a glass holder according to the invention will be described below in more detail; in the drawings: FIG. 1 is a side view of a glass holder according to the invention produced by injection molding, in the position of use in a partially represented dish basket of a household dishwasher; Figure 2 is a bottom view of a glass holder according to the invention produced by injection molding, on a larger scale; Figure 3 is a side view of a glass holder according to the invention produced by blowing, in the position of use in a partially represented dish basket of a household dishwasher; and Figure 4 is a bottom view of a glass holder according to the invention produced by blowing, on a larger scale. A household dishwasher of the usual type, not described and shown in detail, comprises at least one dish basket 1 formed in the usual way from a basket structure not described in detail, with metallic wires 3 longitudinal and transverse on the backplane 2. Rods 4 are fixed in the usual manner to the rods 4 projecting essentially vertically upwards, being optionally inclined in a plane, these rods serving to hold plates in the basket. dishes 1, the plates being arranged between the rods 4 resting on the bottom wires 3. The rods 4 are limited in height and have a free end 5. Figures 1 and 3 illustrate a glass holder 10, 10 'conforming to invention in use position, position in which the glass holder is fixed, according to the invention, by more than one rod 4, namely, in the illustrated embodiment, by being threaded on one end lib re 5 with a rod 4 and surrounding at least

  partially directly adjacent rod 4.

  The glass holder 10, 10 'according to the invention is used for positioning or holding tall and slender containers, not shown, such as wheat beer glasses or flower vases, and avoids the risk which

  exists when such receptacles are directly posi-

  actuated on or between the rods 4, due to the low height of the rods 4, that is to say the defective guiding of such containers on the rods, namely that the containers

  fall or collide during the cleaning process

  life, causing damage to these containers and

neighboring tableware.

  The glass holder 10, 10 'in accordance with the invention is produced in the form of a flat element, as appears in particular in FIGS. 2 and 4. The flat shape of the glass holder 10, 10' means that the latter can to be made

  in a simple and inexpensive way.

  The glass holder 10, 10 'in accordance with the invention has a support shoulder 16, 16' in which a recess 17, 17 'is arranged. Because of the support, on this support shoulder 16, 16 ′, of a tall and slender container threaded onto the glass holder 10, 10 ′, direct contact with the wires 3 of the bottom 2 of the dish basket 1 is avoided, which certainly prevents damage to tall and slender containers, in particular at the point of the edge which is turned upwards in the position of use and which, for example in the case of glasses, is normally very

  fragile, as well as noise production. A position-

  additional support for tall, slender containers threaded onto the glass holder 10, 10 'is provided by the recess 17, 17' of the support shoulder 16, 16 ', a recess in which the edge of the inverted containers is arranged, which edge

  is turned upwards in the use position.

  At its free end 11, 11 ', the glass holder 10, 10' has a semi-circular shape, the free end 11, 11 'of the glass holder 10, 10' being bent. The free end 11, 11 'bent semicircular of the glass holder 10, 10' ensures a specific support to the tall and slender containers threaded on the glass holder 10, 10 ', which reduces as much as possible the formation drying spots on containers. An even more limited punctual support is obtained by providing a hemispherical projection 22, 22 ′ arranged on the bent part in the two modes of

illustrated realization.

  At its end 12, 12 'opposite the free semicircular end 11, 11', the glass holder 10, 10 'has, according to the invention, more than one housing 13, 13', 14, 14 ' for rods 4, in this case, in the illustrated embodiment, two parallel housings 13, 13 ', 14, 14', the right-hand housing 14, 14 'having an elongated section, which means that the door -glass 10, 10 'can be placed in dish baskets 1 having rods 4

  having different intervals and / or inclinations.

  According to the invention, the glass holder 10, 10 ′ has a middle part 15, 15 ′ of reach or stepped, namely stepped inwards in the illustrated embodiment, the stepped middle part extending up to 'at the free end 11, 11' of the glass holder 10, 10 '. This middle part 15, 15 ′ can receive inscriptions, for example an advertising inscription, this inscription being able to be made in relief in the same material as

  the glass holder 10, 10 ', or in color.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the holder

  glass 10, 10 'has a total length L of approximately 150 mm. The glass holder 10, 10 'is made in one

plastic part.

  Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a glass holder 10 manufactured by injection molding, the part located, in the use position, above the support shoulder 16 having a double T section. In the middle part 15 of the double-T part, the glass holder 10 has an opening extending along one of the longitudinal sides of the double T; this opening is the upper part of the housing 13 'for a rod 4, retaining lugs 18, 19 being arranged on both sides of the middle part, being spaced apart by a distance a and covering the opening 13. In the area of the support shoulder 16, the glass holder 10 has a closed square tubular shape which is extended on the right side of FIG. 1 by projecting side walls 20 whose upper edge in the use position forms the support shoulder 16 with the recess 17 and between which is formed, as shown especially in Figure 2, the elongated housing 14

for a rod 4.

  FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a glass holder 10 ′ which is produced by blowing and the part of which located in the use position above the support shoulder 16 has a closed square tubular shape with raised side walls. In the region of the support shoulder 16 ′, the glass holder 10 ′ produced by blowing has, as shown above in FIG. 4, a closed square tubular shape without raised side walls. The housing 14 'for the additional rod 4 is formed by holes 18', 19 'in the front walls 20', 21 ', the front wall 20' which is high in the position of use

  constituting the support shoulder 16 'with the hollow 17'.

  Because the glass holder 10, 10 'is fixed by more than one rod 4, that is to say by at least two rods 4, and is therefore guided by two rods 4, it is excluded that the glass holder 10, 10 'can move or move, similarly

  as the tall, slender container threaded onto the glass holder.

  The invention therefore makes it possible to produce in a simple manner a glass holder 10, 10 ′ of the type defined above, preventing with certainty damage to tall containers and

  slender and neighboring tableware.

Claims (21)

  1. Glass holder for dish baskets of a household dishwasher, the dish baskets having rods projecting essentially vertically upwards, possibly inclined in a plane, characterized in that the glass holder (10, 10 ') is   fixed in the use position by more than one rod (4).   2. Glass holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the glass holder (10, 10 '), in the use position, is threaded on a free end (5) of a rod (4) and surrounds at least partially a neighboring rod (4).   3. Glass holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the glass holder (10, 10 '), in the use position, is threaded on a free end (5) of a rod (4) and at least partially surrounds the directly adjacent rod (4).   4. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the holder   glass (10, 10 ') is produced in the form of a flat element.   5. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the holder   glass (10, 10 ') has a support shoulder (16, 16').   6. Glass holder according to claim 5, characterized in that the bearing shoulder (16, 16 ') has a recess (17, 17 ').   7. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the holder   glass (10, 10 ') has a free end (11, 11') of semicircular shape.   8. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that   the free end (11, 11 ') of the glass holder (10, 10') is cubit.   9. Glass holder according to claim 8, characterized in that the free end (11, 11 ') of the glass holder (10, 10') has a hemispherical projection (22, 22 ') on its bent part.   10. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the holder   glass (10, 10 ') has, at its end (12, 12') opposite its free semi-circular end (11, 11 '), more than one   housing (13, 13 ', 14, 14') for rods (4).   11. Glass holder according to claim 9, characterized in that the glass holder (10, 10 ') has at its end (12, 12') opposite its free semi-circular end (11, 11 '), two parallel housings   (13, 13 ', 14, 14') for rods (4).   12. Glass holder according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that at least one of the housings   (14, 14 ') has an elongated section.   13. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the   glass holder (10, 10 ') has a stepped middle part (15, 15'). 14. Glass holder according to claim 13, characterized in that the middle part (15, 15 ') of the glass holder (10, 10') is stepped inwards and extends to the end free (11, 11 ') of the glass holder (10, 10 ').   15. Glass holder according to any one of   Claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the   glass holder (10, 10 ') is made in one piece in plastic material.   16. Glass holder according to claim 15, characterized in that the glass holder (10, 10 ') is   produced by injection molding.   17. Glass holder according to claim 15, characterized in that the glass holder (10) has a double-T section in the part which, in the use position, is located above the shoulder of support (16) and comprises, in the middle part (15) of the double T shape, an opening (13) for a rod (4), which opening extends along one of the longitudinal sides of the double T , two holding tabs (18, 19) located at a distance (a) from each other and covering the opening (13) being arranged on both sides of the part median (15).   18. Glass holder according to claim 17, characterized in that the glass holder (10) has, in the region of the support shoulder (16), a closed square tubular shape with side walls (20) protruding, whose edge which is higher in the position of use constitutes the support shoulder (16) with the recess (17) and between which the housing is formed elongated (14) for a rod (4).   19. Glass holder according to claim 15, characterized in that the glass holder (10 ') is blown.   20. Glass holder according to claim 19, characterized in that the glass holder (10 ') has in its part located in the use position above the support shoulder (16'), a shape square tubular   closed with raised side walls.   21. Glass holder according to claims 19 and   , characterized in that the glass holder (10 ') has, in the area of the support shoulder (16'), a closed square tubular shape without raised side walls, the front wall (20) which is higher in the position of use constituting the support shoulder (16 ') with its recess (17'), the housing (14 ') for the additional rod (4) being constituted by holes (18', 19 ')   in the front walls (20 ', 21').