US Patent 11802366 Drying rack

A drying rack includes a base slab and elongated members having a first end and a second end. The second end is bifurcated with a first branch and a second branch. The elongated members have a stored position, with a second end of each of the elongated members inserted into a slot in the base slab with the first branch engaging a first face of the base slab, the second branch engaging a second face of the base slab and the first end of each elongated member maintained in the slot by friction. The elongated members have an operative position, with the elongated members arranged in an upright orientation relative to first face of the base slab. When the elongated members are inserted into openings in the base slab, the bifurcated second end is too large to pass through the openings.