Mystery item #147 - what the heck is it?

[attrayant]

I'm taking advantage of my time at home to de-clutter part of the house while the inlaws are out on the countryside. In that vein I present today's episode of What the Heck Is It? Item #147: mystery steel rack contraption:

Anyone want to have a guess? It has been sitting in the kitchen, implication being it's used to store or hold something. But I can think of nothing kitchen-like that would fit. The family has been resting things on top of it, but not really in it. Cup holder? Nope:

Plate holder? Impossible. Even the tiniest of saucers won't fit:

(That saucer is 14 cm in diameter)

The openings seem to be about the right size to hold VHS cassettes if stored on their ends, but I don't have one to test it.

The two black rods at the bottom of each V-shaped section are rollers, suggesting that whatever was meant to be contained might need to rotate or slide left-to-right. Judging by its mass, it must be solid steel and is not flimsy at all. It was clearly made to hold many heavy things securely.

Edited April 8, 2015 by attrayant

[Swiss1960]

wish I had

- so much time

- so little problems...

seems you got it right

[maisodni]

It appears to be a parts basket for an in-line, automated liquid-processing system - for cleaning, or coating a rack of parts. You can get an idea fro this video:

http://youtu.be/OCuxXuOqeKU

[Rooo]

Moved to Pub.

[h90]

Part of a Nuclear Weapon project. The finished Uranium discs are getting stored there.

[krisb]

CD rack?

[attrayant]

Even without the case a CD won't fit. :

I'm leaning towards it being some part of a larger machine or process such as appears in the youtube link above.

It'll most likely go into the scrap heap.

[NE1]

Big Toast Rack.

[balo]

They sell them at Homepro, in the kitchen department, not sure what to put in there.

[MikaelEhnebom]

to use it over charcoal, adding Thai sausages on the grill for grilling. the fat runs off instead of straight down onto the charcoal

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[how241]

Big Toast Rack.

Might work if you have a big oven.

[kowpot]

A Taco Rack

[wow64]

Quickly throw it out.. Get caught with that here automatic 25 years in jail.

[Stan42]

The real question is: How did it get there? Once you find out I'm sure you'll know it's purpose. Keep us posted.

[NancyL]

It appears to be a parts basket for an in-line, automated liquid-processing system - for cleaning, or coating a rack of parts. You can get an idea fro this video:

http://youtu.be/OCuxXuOqeKU

Where do I go to file I claim for my lost 3 min 26 sec? I kept waiting for a basket that looks remotely like the OP's to make so much as a a cameo appearance. I used to produce industrial videos W-A-Y more fascinating than this dog. Unfortunately, it was before the age of the internet or else I could tempt you with such winners as "the perfect flange face for plastic-lined pipe"

[xen]

For glasses in an restaurant dish washer - perhaps .

Although ones we have used in our restaurants are placed in their own storage crate first so there is no double handling.

[opalred]

i think has to do with bondage leather straps are missing

[DepDavid]

Correct. TW said its for cooking Thai sausage.