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US 11,229,345 B2Granted
Dishwasher glassware bumper
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJonathan D. Pugh, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Michael Kahwaji
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Abstract
A dishwasher including a dish rack having a wire frame rack defining an interior and comprising a plurality of spaced wire frame elements defining a dish supporting surface forming at least a portion of the interior, and a bumper having a body and an elastic surface. The bumper can span at least two of the wire frame elements.
Claims20
A dish rack for an automatic dishwasher, the dish rack comprising:
- a wire frame rack comprising a plurality of spaced wire frame elements forming a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, which circumscribes the bottom wall to define an interior, and the bottom wall defining a dish supporting surface;
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- a bumper having a body spanning at least two of the wire frame elements forming the bottom wall, an elastic element provided on the body and facing the interior, and a clip slidably coupling the body to at least some of the spaced wire frame elements.
A dish rack assembly for an automatic dishwasher, the dish rack assembly comprising:
- a wire frame rack comprising a plurality of spaced, coated wire frame elements forming a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, which circumscribes the bottom wall to define an interior, and the bottom wall defining a dish supporting surface;
- a bumper having a rigid body spanning at least some of the wire frame elements and a rubber element supported on the rigid body and having a static coefficient of friction greater than the coated wire frame elements;
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- at least one clip slidably mounting the bumper to at least one of the wire frame elements forming the bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.