A RACK FOR DRYING PASTA

CLAIE POUR FAIRE SECHER DES PATES

English Abstract

A rack for drying pasta normally has drying dowels affixed to a post or
framework. In this invention, the dowels are not attached to the rack and are
mounted only when drying pasta.
This invention relates to the easy handling and drying of home-made pasta.
It is common for pasta drying racks to have the drying dowels affixed to the
rack.
It is therefore necessary to transfer pasta from the pasta forming machine to
these dowels and later to the cooking pot. Storage of these racks is difficult
as
they must be folded, if possible, and the dowels are left exposed to
contamination and damage.
I have found that these disadvantages can be overcome by having the
drying dowels not affixed to the rack. This allows the pasta to be picked up
on a
dowel as it emerges from the pasta machine and transferred to the drying rack.
When ready to cook, the pasta is carried on the dowels to the cooking pot. The
drying rack has a built in storage compartment for the drying dowels and is
compact for easy storage. It can be hung on a wall while not in use or even
when
drying pasta to save counter space.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1 A pasta drying rack where the drying dowels are independent
of the rack and when drying pasta are mounted on the rack by one
end only.
2 A rack as defined in claim 1 where a storage compartment
for the dowels is built into the rack's base and when the
compartment doors are open, they form part of the support base for
when drying pasta.
3 A rack as defined in claim 1 or claim 2 where the rack may
be hung on a wall for storage or during any stage of pasta drying.
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Description

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A rack for drying pasta normally has dowels affixed to a post
or framework. In this invention the dowels are not attached to the
rack and are mounted only when drying pasta.
This invention relates to the easy handling and drying of
home-made pasta. It is common for pasta drying racks to have
dowels affixed to the rack. It is therefore necessary to transfer
pasta from the pasta forming machine to these dowels and later to
the cooking pot. Storage of these racks is difficult as they must
be folded if possible and the dowels are exposed to contariri~ation
and damage.
I have found that these disadvantages can be overcome by
having the dowels not affixed to the rack. This allows the pasta
to be picked up on the dowels as it emerges from the pasta machine
and tranferred to the drying rack. When ready to cook, the pasta
is carried, still on the dowels, to the pot. The rack has a
storage compartment for the dowels and is compact for easy
storage. It may be hung on a wall when stored or when handling and
drying pasta if counter space is in short supply.
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The drying rack illustrated comprises of a square wooden
frame approximately 1 foot by 1 foot. Across the top of this frame
runs a 3/4" diameter wooden dowel (1) mounted to the frame by
screws (2) off centre on the dowel by 1/8". This allows adjustment
of the dowel position when rotated. The pasta drying dowels (3)
rest upon this dowel and under a top plate (4). The base of the
rack contains a dowel storage compartment (5). When the
compartment doors (6) are open, they form part of the support base
for when the rack is in use.

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